In its first numbered chapter, "Loomings," the narrator confesses that "whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly, November in my soul
This novel enjoins the reader to consult a "metaphysical professor" should they "ever be athirst in the great American desert," since "as everyone knows, meditation and water are wedded forever." The narrator of this novel contrasts his quiet inclinations with the "philosophical flourish" with which "Cato throws himself upon his sword." It opens with an "etymology" across thirteen languages for a word that appears in this novel's full title, followed by a series of "extracts," compiled by a "sub-sub-librarian," of that word's appearances in past literature. In its first numbered chapter, "Loomings," the narrator confesses that "whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly, November in my soul… then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can." For 10 points, name this novel that opens "Call me Ishmael," written by Herman Melville.
This novel enjoins the reader to consult a "metaphysical professor" should they "ever be athirst in the great American desert," since "as everyone knows, meditation and water are wedded forever."
Moby Dick; or, The Whale &lt;Long Fiction&gt;