Moby Dick - Chapter Three
As read by Rick Kisner
MOBY DICK
Author: Herman Melville
Chapter Three: The Spouter Inn
Read by: Rick Kisner
Herman Melville (1819-1891) began writing Moby Dick in 1850. It was published in England and the United States in 1851, but did not sell well. Despite most of its action occurring at sea, this book may be the closest thing we have to the Great American Novel.
Thanks to the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, which provides over 5,500 audio files of K-12 literature to schools worldwide through its Lit2Go collection (https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go), we can listen to this marvelous story.
In Chapter Three, Ishmael spends the night at the Spouter Inn, where he tries to decipher an obscure painting. Ishmael also meets Queequeg, who sells heads. 1
1. Melville, H. (1851). Chapter 3: The Spouter Inn. Moby Dick (Lit2Go Edition). Retrieved July 09, 2023, from https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/42/moby-dick/621/chapter-3-the-spouter-inn/