Melville wrote of some of his earliest experiences at sea in the story of Wellingborough Redburn, a wet-behind-the-ears youngster whose head was filled with dreams of foreign travel and adventure. In Redburn, the protagonist enlists for a stint as a seaman aboard Highlander, a merchant ship running between New York and London. As with many of Melville's works, this one is as much about class and race as it is about the sea. (Summary by James K. White)
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Keywords that describe the book:
sea; sailing; seaman;
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End of recording
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A note for section 2 should you wish to make a change:
@59:12 "But to my terror, I found that the suicide had been occupying the very bunk which I had appropriated to myself, and there was no other place for me to sleep in."-- heard approached for appropriated
Ever since I started this project I've been having some technical problems with my recording equipment which stop short of driving me to insanity. One day everything records fine, but less than 24 hours later there's a loud hissing in the background. Sometimes it just makes me want to throw something heavy across the room. I believe I located the culprit, but because I had to remove certain pieces of equipment from the recording chain, you may notice some variations in the sound quality. See what you think. I'll listen to Section 6 again on my room speakers later tonight. (I don't think I could stand to listen to another minute of it right now.)
Sir Eduard Rochester Southern Desert Wind Collective
Hopefully you've found the evil gremlin that's been lurking about and nearly driving you to the brink of madness. (Fingers crossed) I'm assuming you only mean chapter 6 may have the variations in sound quality you wish me to listen for. The sound is excellent in the first three chapters.
@45:31 "And, doubtless, Jonah himself must have been disappointed when he looked up to the domed midriff surmounting the whale's belly, and surveyed the ribbed pillars around him."-- heard "doomed" for "domed"
I believe I located the culprit, but because I had to remove certain pieces of equipment from the recording chain, you may notice some variations in the sound quality. See what you think. I'll listen to Section 6 again on my room speakers later tonight. (I don't think I could stand to listen to another minute of it right now.)