Melville, Herman

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A nineteenth-century American author best known for Moby Dick. In his writing, Melville drew on several adventurous years spent at sea.

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As this is a Tuesday, Hitch has his regular lunch with his agent, Herman Citron.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
At the suggestion of founder Maneesh Goyal, the company went with a Pee-wee Herman theme.
The Childish Genius of Pee-wee’s Playhouse|Keith Phipps|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Which raises another question: Who is Pee-wee Herman for in 2014?
The Childish Genius of Pee-wee’s Playhouse|Keith Phipps|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Inside was Mandelbaum, her twenty-four-year-old son Julius, and her most trusted confidant, Herman Stoude.
Meet 'The Queen of Thieves' Marm Mandelbaum, New York City's First Mob Boss|J. North Conway|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The hills and coast are wooded to the brink of the cliffs and sandy beaches that vary the northern shores of Melville Island.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The Mermaid's track will direct the course to Cape Melville.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Here, Melville,” said the first trooper, “hold my horse while I ease this ‘honest shepherd’ of his purse.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne
If Herman comes back from gettin' the horse shod, you tell him to take an axe, and come down where I be in the long lot, fencin'.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown
Herman unharnessed, and came in, a tall brown-haired fellow with dark eyes full of softness, and a deep simplicity of feeling.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown