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... According to this version Mocha Dick had been known since 1840 and was finally killed off the Brazilian coast . A ... < according to Reynolds ) and malignity ( Melville ; » guile « according to the French version ; » a lurking deviltry ...
... According to this version Mocha Dick had been known since 1840 and was finally killed off the Brazilian coast . A ... < according to Reynolds ) and malignity ( Melville ; » guile « according to the French version ; » a lurking deviltry ...
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... ( according to all versions ) caused him to become increasingly celebrated . A superstitious fear spread among the sailors ( French version , Reynolds , Melville , Newell ) . There were few whalemen who dared fight this demonic whale ...
... ( according to all versions ) caused him to become increasingly celebrated . A superstitious fear spread among the sailors ( French version , Reynolds , Melville , Newell ) . There were few whalemen who dared fight this demonic whale ...
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... according to Emerson ( Paita in northern Peru ) ; near the Falkland Islands , according to the French version ; off the coast of Chile , south - west of the island of Mocha , according to Reynolds . Melville and Newell place the final ...
... according to Emerson ( Paita in northern Peru ) ; near the Falkland Islands , according to the French version ; off the coast of Chile , south - west of the island of Mocha , according to Reynolds . Melville and Newell place the final ...
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List of Illustrations | 11 |
Reynolds Mocha Dick | 42 |
Newells Account | 55 |
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