{"product_id":"moby-dick-9781398854253","title":"Moby Dick","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (1819-91) was the son of a merchant, and was born in New York. Melville first trained as a teacher before signing on as a sailor on a merchant ship in 1839. He drew on his experiences of working a whaling ship for the background for \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e and also on his adventures in Polynesia for some of his other novels, such as \u003ci\u003eTypee \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOmoo\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a friend of many other writers of the time, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Arcturus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195271803223,"sku":"9781398854253","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/moby-dick-9781398854253","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}