Melville

[ mel-vil ]

/ ˈmɛl vɪl /

noun

Herman,1819–91, U.S. novelist.

Lake, a saltwater lake on the E coast of Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow inlet: the mouth of the Churchill River is at its W end. About 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km).

a male given name.

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Melville may be the most famous example, but Kafka, Kate Chopin, and many others followed a similar trajectory.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
DS: Now that we talked about your mother and acid and the Sixties, I want to close with one of my favorite Melville quotes.
The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation|David Samuels|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Melville then appends an ultra-weird coda: There would seem little need for proceeding further in this history.
David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener|David Frum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Already by the time of Melville's writing, the early 1850s, Wall Street had long lost any residential character.
David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener|David Frum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Sendak's lumbering German Shepherd, Herman—named after Melville—was snoring at our feet.
Maurice Sendak Knew Enough to Put the Bite Back in Children’s Stories|Andrew Romano|May 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Let's see, written on the ninth, leaving to-morrow and arrive at Melville Station on the twelfth.
The Major|Ralph Connor
It is ein villainous game dot Melville play of whist, and dere is no oder substitute.
Whirligigs|O. Henry
Melville hesitated for a minute on reaching the diverging point of the paths.
The Story of Red Feather|Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis
It is fortunate that you have money, Mr. Melville, so that you are not obliged to work.
Do and Dare|Horatio Alger, Jr.
Yes, sir; I am engaged as companion by Mr. Melville, who is staying at the hotel.
Do and Dare|Horatio Alger, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for melville

Melville

/ (ˈmɛlvɪl) /

noun

Herman. 1819–91, US novelist and short-story writer. Among his works, Moby Dick (1851) and Billy Budd (written 1891, published 1924) are outstanding

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