Redburn : His First Voyage

First published in 1849, Redburn: His First Voyage is a richly detailed coming-of-age novel by Herman Melville that draws heavily from the author's own early experiences at sea. The story follows Wellingborough Redburn, a young and inexperienced boy who leaves home to work aboard a merchant ship sailing from New York to Liverpool. Armed with a naïve guidebook and romantic expectations of life a...