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Check out the original 1851 reviews of Moby-Dick. By Book Marks October 18, 2021, 3:11pm On the occasion of its 170th publication anniversary, here are the very first reviews of Herman Melville’s leviathan-sized opus of obsession, revenge, and meticulously detailed whaling practices. * "To convey an adequate idea of a book of such various merits as that which the author of Typee and Omoo has here placed before the reading public, is impossible i...

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Arnold [ˈär-nəld], Edwin, in full Sir Edwin Arnold Born June 10, 1832, Gravesend, Kent, Eng.—died March 24, 1904, London Poet and scholar, best known as the author of The Light of Asia (1879), an epic poem that tells, in elaborate language, of the life and teachings of the Buddha. From 1873 Arnold was chief editor of The Daily Telegraph of London. Before joining the Telegraph, he had been principal of the British government college at Poona (Pune), India. He was knighted in 1888. ...