{"product_id":"redburn-paperback","title":"Redburn - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hardwick\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from Melville's own adolescent experience aboard a merchant ship, \u003ci\u003eRedburn\u003c\/i\u003e charts the coming-of-age of Wellingborough Redburn, a young innocent who embarks on a crossing to Liverpool together with a roguish crew. Once in Liverpool, Redburn encounters the squalid conditions of the city and meets Harry Bolton, a bereft and damaged soul, who takes him on a tour of London that includes a scene of rococo decadence unlike anything else in Melville's fiction. In her Introduction, Elizabeth Hardwick writes, \"\u003ci\u003eRedburn\u003c\/i\u003e is rich in masterful portraits--a gallery of wild colors, pretensions and falsehoods, fleeting associations of unexpected tenderness. . . . \u003ci\u003eRedburn\u003c\/i\u003e is not a document; it is a work of art by the unexpected genius of a sailor, Herman Melville.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition of 1849.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from Melville's own adolescent experience aboard a merchant ship, \"Redburn charts the coming-of-age of Wellingborough Redburn, a young innocent who embarks on a crossing to Liverpool together with a roguish crew. Once in Liverpool, Redburn encounters the squalid conditions of the city and meets Harry Bolton, a bereft and damaged soul, who takes him on a tour of London that includes a scene of rococo decadence unlike anything else in Melville's fiction. In her Introduction, Elizabeth Hardwick writes, \"\"Redburn is rich in masterful portraits--a gallery of wild colors, pretensions and falsehoods, fleeting associations of unexpected tenderness. . . . \"Redburn is not a document; it is a work of art by the unexpected genius of a sailor, Herman Melville.\" \u003cbr\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition of 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hardwick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books and essays, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e (available from Modern Library Paperbacks) and \u003ci\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.96 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257356468473,"sku":"9780375760044","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aFpoV8UO0Q9780375760044.webp?v=1768748728","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/redburn-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}