In this man's first novel, Tommo and Toby, after jumping ship from the Doll
In this man's first novel, Tommo and Toby, after jumping ship from the Dolly fend off cannibalistic natives on the Marquesas Islands. In addition to that novel, subtitled A Peep at Polynesian Life, this man wrote a work in which the title character exclaims Long Live Capitan Vere! before being hanged upon the Bellipotent for killing John Claggart. This author of Typee and Billy Budd is most famous for writing a novel in which Captain Starbuck and Ishmael chase the titular white whale with Captain Ahab. For 10 points, name this author of Moby Dick.
In this man's first novel, Tommo and Toby, after jumping ship from the Dolly fend off cannibalistic natives on the Marquesas Islands.
Herman {Melville}