Young sailor Billy Budd is falsely accused of plotting mutiny in this tale of treachery, tragedy and pathos that explores human relationships and the inherently ambiguous nature of man-made justice.
"[Dramatizes] the clash between natural goodness and innocence as personified by Billy Budd, and unprovoked evil as embodied in Claggart."
About the Author
HERMAN MELVILLE (1819–1891) was born in New York. Family hardships forced him to leave school for various occupations, including shipping as a cabin boy to Liverpool in 1839—a voyage that sparked his love for the sea. A shrewd social critic and philosopher in his fiction, he is considered an outstanding writer of the sea and a great stylist who mastered both realistic narrative and a rich, rhythmical prose.
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