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The young sailor has an innocent look on life that is envied by many. In the time before steamships, or then more frequently than now, a stroller along the docks of any considerable seaport would occasionally have his attention arrested by a group of bronzed mariners, manofwar. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. A tale of virtue caught in the machinery of law and wartime vigilance, this american classic has been adapted for both stage and screen, and remains one of melville s most beloved works. Herman melvilles billy budd is a work of fiction that delves into. Billy budd, sailor is a novella by american writer herman melville left unfinished at melville s death in 1891. In the titular story, unfinished at the time of the authors death, billy budds life takes an unexpected turn when he is pressed into service in the royal navy, and runs afoul of the jealous masteratarms as the result of a rash, though sorely provoked, act.
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