Free ebook with audio chapters
Moby Dick
Herman Melville • 1851
A whaling voyage that keeps stopping to explain itself, and a captain who is the reason it cannot stop.
Ebook length
15 hr 45 min
Audiobook chapters
135 chapters
Ebook pages
693
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About this ebook
Read Herman Melville's complete novel and listen to all 135 chapters plus the epilogue, from Loomings to the final chase.
Moby Dick is presented here with 135 separate audio chapters, preserving the structure of the original work rather than combining the book into one track.
Readers can move between the ebook source and the AI-narrated audio, making this public-domain edition easy to read, sample, and continue by chapter.
Why readers love it
- It is a recognized public-domain work with lasting literary and cultural value.
- Its chapter structure works naturally for focused listening.
- The read-and-listen format makes it easy to revisit scenes, ideas, and language at your own pace.
What the opening chapters do
Moby Dick opens in the distinctive voice and setting that made Herman Melville's work endure.
The complete narration follows the cleaned Project Gutenberg text, without its catalog header, table of contents, or license footer.
Key themes
These themes help readers understand what keeps the book alive: the recurring ideas, tensions, and emotions that define its appeal.
Frequently asked questions
Is Moby Dick available as a complete audiobook here?
Yes. This page includes the complete cleaned narration in 135 audio chapters.
Where does the ebook text come from?
The source is the linked Project Gutenberg edition. Its catalog header, contents page, and license footer are excluded from the narration.
Can I listen chapter by chapter?
Yes. Choose any chapter in the player to start that section directly.
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