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The Herman Melville Library

The Herman Melville Library

By: Herman Melville
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Beneath the wide and wandering sky, this podcast casts its lines into the deep waters of story, history, and the restless questions that follow humankind wherever the tide may carry it. Each episode is a voyage - part chronicle, part meditation - where books become ships and ideas the shifting winds that drive them onward. Listeners are invited to step aboard, to hear tales of ambition and obsession, of quiet scholarship and roaring seas, and to consider what it means to chase knowledge across an ever-moving horizon. Come not merely to listen, but to sail, through the books of Herman Melville.Public domain
Episodes
  • Pierre BOOK II Part 2

    Pierre BOOK II Part 2
    Mar 27 2026
    In which the young and fervent Pierre Glendinning finds himself joyfully entwined with the radiant Lucy Tartan amid the green, blossoming hills of Saddle Meadows, yet shadows of unspeakable mystery and grief lurk at the edges of their amorous reverie. As love's intoxicating triumphs play out under the warm light of a summer world, Pierre wrestles with secret sorrows that resist the clear cheer of daylight, while Lucy implores him to share all, weaving trust and tenderness through their delicate discourse.
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    40 mins
  • Pierre BOOK III Part 1

    Pierre BOOK III Part 1
    Mar 27 2026
    In which Pierre encounters a mysterious and melancholy face that haunts him with its strange beauty and silent lament, stirring deep and perplexing emotions within his heart amid the cheerful gathering of village women. As he grapples with the bewildering power of this visage, he strives in vain to reconcile it with his known world, all the while wrestling with a secret unrest that threatens his composure and bonds.
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    33 mins
  • Pierre BOOK II Part 1

    Pierre BOOK II Part 1
    Mar 26 2026
    In which the gentle bonds of youth and country life entwine Pierre and Lucy amidst the peaceful lanes and venerable stables of Saddle-Meadows, revealing tender intimacies and the quiet dignity of their affection. And as the shadow of bygone generations lingers in ancestral portraits and ancient harness, the present hums softly with the hopes and small ceremonials of impending union and familiar felicity.
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    39 mins
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