How 'Moby-Dick' Was a Commercial Disaster That Bankrupted Melville and Only Became a Classic 70 Years Later

Herman Melville died broke and forgotten in 1891, with 'Moby-Dick' out of print and his name misspelt in obituaries. The story of how his masterpiece finally found readers is astonishing.
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How did 'Moby-Dick' get its title? This filmmaker reimagines the Herman Melville tale

NEW BEDFORD — A local short film on the festival circuit reimagines how Herman Melville's epic "Moby-Dick" might've landed its title. At first Melville's book was titled "The Whale," then a month ...