William Hootkins is hands down the best audio version. I have a bunch of them and always come back to Hootkins. It’s a true work of art. I’ve listened to it over 20 times. Never gets old for me.
Thank you for this.
I would love any and all annotations. They all add something and (probably all) take away something.
Go Google Images for Ishmael and Queekweg. Go Legos for Queekweg, Tashtago...
Don't hold back. Love Moby Dick in every possible way.
Anthony Heald's audiobook reading is available digitally. My local library has it available on Overdrive and/or Libby.
I really enjoyed it; I found it was like listening to poetry.
Absolutely love his narration. While Ishmael is a younger man, some of the narrators can't quite pull off all of the other characters and this is where I feel Heald does a fantastic job.
And I always recommend the Norton Critical Edition. Believe they're on the third edition of Moby Dick.
And while it's not necessarily the focus of this thread, the American Experience documentary *[Into the Deep: America, Whaling and the World](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1644922/?ref_=ext_shr)* is marvelous and provides wonderful insight into Melville's life, the story of the Essex, the significance of the book, etc. It also has a fantastic score. Constantly recommending it to people.
Great post u/fianarana! I would add the following:
\- Now the canon is the 3rd Norton Critical Edition due to its availabilty, completeness and quality. But The "canonical" edition is the [Northwestern-Newberry edition](https://nupress.northwestern.edu/9780810102699/moby-dick-or-the-whale/) 1988, in which all the [Norton Critical](https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393285000) (NC) editions are based, edited by Harrison Hayford, G. Thomas Tanselle and Hershel Parker. Hershel Parker is the editor of the current 3rd. edition of the Norton Critical.
\- You can still find at a good value the [1st Norton Critical](https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9780393096705/used/), 1967, edited by Harrison Hayford and Hershel Parker; the [Norton Critical 2nd edition](https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9780393972832/used/) 2001, edited by Hershel Parker and Harrison Hayford (now in this order); and the special 150th anniversary edition (it is a special edition of the 2nd edition) .
\- The [Longman edition](https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9780205514083/used/) is excellent too and puts its efforts into the differences between the the English first edition (The Whale. London: Richard Bentley, October 1851) and the American 1st edition of Moby-Dick (November 1851, entitled "Moby-Dick"). The book was was first published, 500 copies only, by L. Richard Bentley in England in 1851 as a three-volume set entitled simply "The Whale". The American version was published a month later in November 1851 by Harper & Brothers. It was titled Moby Dick and had 2,951 in the first printing.
I would get any of the Norton Critical Edition's (they slightly change part of the background info, the notes, etc in every editon) or the Longman if I were in the US for it is pricer to get one of those everywhere but in the US. I will leave the Nortwestern-Newberry (soft cover but a huge volume, very pricely indeed too) for a collector, fot the 3rd Norton Critical is absolutely very complete.
Nothing is said about the graphic novels but the complete Chabouté edition by Dark Horse Books, 2017 is really a joy (and integral).
In other languages, Spanish for comparison, I prefer the [Akal Critical Edition by Fernando Velasco Garrido](https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9788446022619/used/) (Moby-Dick; o La ballena, Herman Melville, Published by Akal, 2019), so you can compare notes if English is not your mother language. I encourage every reader to post about your favourite critical editions in your language, and your favourite editions in general.
Happy Readings!
Rubén López-Pulido
Hi I read some reviews of the norton critical edition that the pages are thin and have small font size. Do you think the book will be alright to read in bed for example as a non-student? I'm really interested because of the contents of that edition.
Hello u/Pierce_B_Architect! no problem indeed: the book is 9 inches tall (23 cm), here you have a snap shot of it: enjoy!
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William Hootkins is hands down the best audio version. I have a bunch of them and always come back to Hootkins. It’s a true work of art. I’ve listened to it over 20 times. Never gets old for me.
Melville's english translation is pretty good.
Thank you for this. I would love any and all annotations. They all add something and (probably all) take away something. Go Google Images for Ishmael and Queekweg. Go Legos for Queekweg, Tashtago... Don't hold back. Love Moby Dick in every possible way.
I would happily recommend the film from the 50's with Gregory Peck. The BBC one with Patrick Stewart was fun too.
Norton Critical all day, but I very much enjoyed the Frank Muller audiobook.
Anthony Heald's audiobook reading is available digitally. My local library has it available on Overdrive and/or Libby. I really enjoyed it; I found it was like listening to poetry.
Absolutely love his narration. While Ishmael is a younger man, some of the narrators can't quite pull off all of the other characters and this is where I feel Heald does a fantastic job. And I always recommend the Norton Critical Edition. Believe they're on the third edition of Moby Dick. And while it's not necessarily the focus of this thread, the American Experience documentary *[Into the Deep: America, Whaling and the World](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1644922/?ref_=ext_shr)* is marvelous and provides wonderful insight into Melville's life, the story of the Essex, the significance of the book, etc. It also has a fantastic score. Constantly recommending it to people.
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Great post u/fianarana! I would add the following: \- Now the canon is the 3rd Norton Critical Edition due to its availabilty, completeness and quality. But The "canonical" edition is the [Northwestern-Newberry edition](https://nupress.northwestern.edu/9780810102699/moby-dick-or-the-whale/) 1988, in which all the [Norton Critical](https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393285000) (NC) editions are based, edited by Harrison Hayford, G. Thomas Tanselle and Hershel Parker. Hershel Parker is the editor of the current 3rd. edition of the Norton Critical. \- You can still find at a good value the [1st Norton Critical](https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9780393096705/used/), 1967, edited by Harrison Hayford and Hershel Parker; the [Norton Critical 2nd edition](https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9780393972832/used/) 2001, edited by Hershel Parker and Harrison Hayford (now in this order); and the special 150th anniversary edition (it is a special edition of the 2nd edition) . \- The [Longman edition](https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9780205514083/used/) is excellent too and puts its efforts into the differences between the the English first edition (The Whale. London: Richard Bentley, October 1851) and the American 1st edition of Moby-Dick (November 1851, entitled "Moby-Dick"). The book was was first published, 500 copies only, by L. Richard Bentley in England in 1851 as a three-volume set entitled simply "The Whale". The American version was published a month later in November 1851 by Harper & Brothers. It was titled Moby Dick and had 2,951 in the first printing. I would get any of the Norton Critical Edition's (they slightly change part of the background info, the notes, etc in every editon) or the Longman if I were in the US for it is pricer to get one of those everywhere but in the US. I will leave the Nortwestern-Newberry (soft cover but a huge volume, very pricely indeed too) for a collector, fot the 3rd Norton Critical is absolutely very complete. Nothing is said about the graphic novels but the complete Chabouté edition by Dark Horse Books, 2017 is really a joy (and integral). In other languages, Spanish for comparison, I prefer the [Akal Critical Edition by Fernando Velasco Garrido](https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9788446022619/used/) (Moby-Dick; o La ballena, Herman Melville, Published by Akal, 2019), so you can compare notes if English is not your mother language. I encourage every reader to post about your favourite critical editions in your language, and your favourite editions in general. Happy Readings! Rubén López-Pulido
Hi I read some reviews of the norton critical edition that the pages are thin and have small font size. Do you think the book will be alright to read in bed for example as a non-student? I'm really interested because of the contents of that edition.
Hello u/Pierce_B_Architect! no problem indeed: the book is 9 inches tall (23 cm), here you have a snap shot of it: enjoy! https://preview.redd.it/jx6u6o9ae4gc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=338084bad24ca5f683d15a14aeeb7ecf1bf2442b
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