On Sept. 28, 1891 he died in New York City after a whale of a life
Although he seemed to enjoy the life 
of sailing, Melville did not dedicate himself to the sea immediately after the ... for 
the autumn of 1850 the novel first entitled The Whale, but he delayed delivery of 
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