Billy Budd

Billy Budd
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Publisher : Aerie
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9781429959544
ISBN-13 : 1429959541
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Billy Budd by : Herman Melville

Download or read book Billy Budd written by Herman Melville and published by Aerie. This book was released on 1992-05-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of Billy Budd includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by James Gunn. Aboard the warship Bellipotent, the young orphan Billy Budd was called the handsome sailor. Billy was tall, athletic, noble looking; he was friendly, innocent, helpful and ever-cheerful. He was a fierce fighter and a loyal friend. All the men and officers liked him... All but one: Master-at-Arms Claggart. Envious, petty Claggart plotted to make Billy's life miserable. But when a fear of mutinies swept through the fleet, Claggart realized he could do more than just torment the Handsome Sailor...He could frame Billy Budd for treason... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.


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