I am reading a little 150 - something year old book right now called Moby Dick. It is pretty amazing because chapters that you really shouldn't be interested in, like the chapter I just finished about rope, are totally engrossing. I also like Ishmael's conclusion that whales are indeed fish, regardless of what others have claimed. Ishmael, the narrator, also goes on and on about the accurate and inaccurate; the good and bad depictions of whales, and whaling in paintings, etchings, engravings, and woodworking. There's a chapter for each of these subjects. Sometimes two.
On a related note the BEEB (BBC) website has a little item about whales, whaling, ecology, and Moby D. I do detect an ecological undercurrent in Moby Dick. Though, it could be because ecology/sustainability is on everyone's mind right now.
On a related note the BEEB (BBC) website has a little item about whales, whaling, ecology, and Moby D. I do detect an ecological undercurrent in Moby Dick. Though, it could be because ecology/sustainability is on everyone's mind right now.
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