After his father, depicted in Oliver Wendell Holmes's poem The Last Leaf, died, his mother added an "e" to the end of his surname to produce its current spelling.
After his father, depicted in Oliver Wendell Holmes's poem The Last Leaf, died, his mother added an "e" to the end of his surname to produce its current spelling. One of this man's early works is Redburn: His First Voyage based on his own travels and a posthumously published work tells the story of an unfortunate sailor. His most famous work, dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne, is based on his time on the Acushnet while sailing to the South Pacific. His Piazza Tales include Bartleby the Scrivner. FTP, name this author of Billy Budd and Moby Dick.          |
After his father, depicted in Oliver Wendell Holmes's poem The Last Leaf, died, his mother added an "e" to the end of his surname to produce its current spelling.
Herman {Melville}