White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
By: Herman Melville
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The mixture of journalism, history and fiction; the presentation of a sequence of striking characte…
Want to Read $ 2.99"We are the pioneers of the world; the advance-guard sent on through the wilderness of untried things..."-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"We are the pioneers of the world; the advance-guard sent on through the wilderness of untried things..."-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"You will generally observe that, of all Americans, your foreign-born citizens are the most patriotic - especially toward the Fourth of July."-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"You will generally observe that, of all Americans, your foreign-born citizens are the most patriotic - especially toward the Fourth of July."-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
If you liked the classics plot in White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War by Herman Melville , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
By: Herman Melville
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The mixture of journalism, history and fiction; the presentation of a sequence of striking characte… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- literary fiction
- classics
- american
- school
- adventure
- literature
- 19th century
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"We are the pioneers of the world; the advance-guard sent on through the wilderness of untried things..."-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"You will generally observe that, of all Americans, your foreign-born citizens are the most patriotic - especially toward the Fourth of July."-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"Are there no Moravians in the Moon, that not a missionary has yet visited this poor pagan planet of ours to civilize civilization and Christianize Christendom?"-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
"...the books that prove most agreeable, grateful, and companionable, are those we pick up by chance here and there; those which seem put into our hands by Providence; those which pretend to little, b…"-Herman Melville, White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
2. A Passage to India
By: E.M. Forster , Pankaj Mishra , Oliver Stallybrass
3.68
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, th… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in E.M. Forster's A Passage to India book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- literary fiction
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"Adventures do occur, but not punctually."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"There are different ways of evil and I prefer mine to yours."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"A friendliness, as of dwarfs shaking hands, was in the air..."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"I think everyone fails, but there are so many kinds of failure."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
3. Jacob's Room
By: Virginia Woolf
3.53
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Virginia Woolf's first original and distinguished work, Jacob's Room is the story of a sensitive yo… read more
Want to Read $ 5.99Similar categories in Virginia Woolf's Jacob's Room book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- literary fiction
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- novels
"One must love everything."-Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room
"Marvelous are the innocent. "-Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room
"But language is wine upon his lips"-Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room
"It is no use trying to sum people up."-Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room
4. She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)
By: H. Rider Haggard
3.57
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. I… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in H. Rider Haggard's She: A History of Adventure (She, #1) book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- classics
- adventure
- 19th century
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"...For like a rugged tree you are hard and sound at the core."-H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)
"Life is not worth the trouble of life, except when one in love."-H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)
"Thinking can only serve to measure out the helplessness of thought."-H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)
"Yea, all things live forever, though at times they sleep and are forgotten."-H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)
5. Captains Courageous
By: Rudyard Kipling
3.73
Format: 256 pages,
Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the or… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- classics
- adventure
- literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
6. Barnaby Rudge
By: Charles Dickens , Hablot Knight Browne , None , John Bowen
3.72
Format: None pages,
Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge is a story of mystery and suspe… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Charles Dickens's Barnaby Rudge book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- classics
- literature
- 19th century
- fiction
- historical fiction
7. The Pickwick Papers
By: Charles Dickens , Mark Wormald
3.87
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers--a comic masterpiec… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- literature
- 19th century
- classics
- fiction
8. Martin Chuzzlewit
By: Charles Dickens , Hablot Knight Browne , Patricia Ingham
3.64
Format: 221 pages, Paperback
Set partly in the United States, this novel includes a searing satire on mid-nineteenth-century Ame… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- classics
- literature
- 19th century
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. The Woodlanders
By: Thomas Hardy , Patricia Ingham
2.84
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
In this classically simple tale of the disastrous impact of outside life on a secluded community in… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- literature
- 19th century
- classics
- fiction
10. Daniel Deronda
By: George Eliot , Edmund White
3.98
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
George Eliot's final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Derondacontrasts the moral laxity of… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in George Eliot's Daniel Deronda book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- classics
- literature
- 19th century
- fiction
- historical fiction
11. The Heart of the Matter
By: Graham Greene
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Scobie is a highly principled officer in a war-torn West African state. When he is passed over for … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- literary fiction
- classics
- literature
- fiction
- novels
12. A Fall of Moondust
By: Arthur C. Clarke
3.82
Format: 295 pages, Paperback
Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist cruiser Selene, incarcerated in a se… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Arthur C. Clarke's A Fall of Moondust book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
13. The Ox-Bow Incident
By: Wallace Stegner , Walter Van Tilburg Clark
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Set in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incidentis a searing and realistic portrait of frontier life and mob violen… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Wallace Stegner's The Ox-Bow Incident book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
14. Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
By: Vladimir Nabokov
3.50
Format: 519 pages, Paperback
Published two weeks after his seventieth birthday, Ada, or Ardoris one of Nabokov's greatest master… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Vladimir Nabokov's Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
15. Evelina
By: None , Edward A. Bloom
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
Frances Burney's first and most enduringly popular novel is a vivid, satirical, and seductive accou… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in None's Evelina book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
16. Tau Zero
By: Poul Anderson
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Poul Anderson's Tau Zero is an outstanding work of science fiction, in part because it combines two… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Poul Anderson's Tau Zero book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
17. The Black Book
By: Orhan Pamuk , Maureen Freely
4.65
Format: None pages, Paperback
A New Translation and Afterword by Maureen Freely Galip is a lawyer living in Istanbul. His wife, t… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Orhan Pamuk's The Black Book book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
18. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
By: Tobias Smollett
2.97
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle is a picaresque novel by the Scottish author Tobias Smollett. It… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
19. Wolf Among Wolves
By: Hans Fallada , Philip Owens
4.25
Format: 131 pages, Paperback
Wolf Among Wolvesis a sprawling saga of the collapse of a culture - its economy and government - an… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Hans Fallada's Wolf Among Wolves book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
20. The Old Curiosity Shop
By: Charles Dickens , Norman Page
3.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
The archetypal Victorian melodrama, as heartfelt and moving today as when it was first published, C… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Charles Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
21. The Wild Ass's Skin
By: Honoré de Balzac , Herbert J. Hunt
3.71
Format: 285 pages, Paperback
The Wild Ass's Skin is Honoré de Balzac's 1831 novel that tells the story of a young man, Raphaël d… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in Honoré de Balzac's The Wild Ass's Skin book and Herman Melville's White Jacket or, the World in a Man-of-War
- classics
- school
- literature
- 19th century
- fiction
- novels
"He looked like some plant bleached by darkness."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"Journalism, look you, is the religion of modern society."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"Notre conscience est un juge infaillible, quand nous ne l'avons pas encore assassinée."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
"La verdadera pasión se expresa con gritos, con suspiros fastidiosos para el hombre frío."-Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
