{"product_id":"moby-dick-or-the-whale","title":"#Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale","description":"\u003cp\u003eMoby-Dick is regularly hailed as one of the greatest works ofAmerican literature. But suppose Ishmael had instead shared his tale intweets? #Moby-Dick or The Whale hilariously reimagines Herman Melville's classic whaling novel in about 200 tweets, each 280 characters or less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIshmael here! I went broke in NYC. Super bored with land (damp drizzly soul). I'm going to sea! #callme #whalingvoyage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this witty abridgment, mad captain Ahab's quest for vengeance upon awhite whale is retold with Internet acronyms. The plight of the Pequodand its motley crew is punctuated by the occasional emoji. And Ishmaelponders whaling and humanity with Twitter hashtags.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAboutNantucket: It's a sandy anthill for sea hermits who war with saltymastodons and spend years on the terraqueous globe like landless gulls.#WEIRDOS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding an appendix that presents the original passages upon which each tweet is derived, #Moby-Dick offers modern readers an entertaining and accessible companion to a great American classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd we're off! Man the capstan! Raise anchor! Set sails! Brrr... oceanspray encases us in ice. Someone mentioned a hot Nantucket supper inthree years. Wait! Did he says three?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sky Horse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722870214882,"sku":"KH-Books-2025-07-28-SKY-3.49658","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/713Y3sCRu9L._SY385.jpg?v=1759806661","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-gb\/products\/moby-dick-or-the-whale","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}