Creator
Jay Leyda.
Title
The Melville Log: A Documentary Life of Herman Melville 1819-1891, Volume 2.
Coverage
New York:
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Company,
Date
1951
Description
The experimental plan of the Log was to assemble chronologically all available documentable facts related to Melvilleís life and writings and put them together in such juxtaposition as to present the subjectís life as lived, thereby providing material for future biographers and critics. It remains a significant contribution to Melville studies.
Source
From the Collection of William Palmer Johnston.
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