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    John Marr and Other Poems
    John Marr and Other Poems
    John Marr and Other Poems
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    John Marr and Other Poems

    By Herman Melville

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1888
    John Marr and Other Poems
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    Herman Melville

    Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet who received wide acclaim for his earliest novels, such as Typee and Redburn, but fell into relative obscurity by the end of his life. Today, Melville is hailed as one of the definitive masters of world literature for novels including Moby Dick and Billy Budd, as well as for enduringly popular short stories such as Bartleby, the Scrivener and The Bell-Tower.

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