Including hyperlinked explanatory notes within the ebook-optimized text, introductions by leading authorities, and a wealth of other valuable material, Oxford World"s Classics ebooks continue the series’ century-long commitment to scholarship across a broad spectrum of literature from around the globe. Moby Dick: This classic story of high adventure, manic obsession and metaphysical speculation was Melville"s masterpiece. This edition includes passages from Melville"s correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which the two discuss the philosophical depths of the novel"s plot and imagery.