"The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth? — Because one did survive the wreck. "
Moby-Dick: or, the Whale (1851)
Herman Melville was born #OTD in 1819. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. via @wikipedia
Books by Herman Melville at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9
Moby Dick, or the Whale Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) is available as audio-book at LibriVox:
