A character in a novel by this author performs a baptism "in the name of the Devil" using blood instead of water.
A character in a novel by this author performs a baptism "in the name of the Devil" using blood instead of water. A character in that novel by this author spends a day at the Try Pots Inn by locking himself in his room and praying to his god Yojo. The narrator of a story by this author bribes Mr. Cutlets to ensure the protagonist is well-fed while imprisoned in "The Tombs." He wrote a story whose title character is employed to help Turkey and Nippers, but soon ceases productive work by repeating "I would prefer not to." For 10 points, name this American author of "Bartleby the Scrivener," who depicted the obsessed Captain Ahab in his novel Moby Dick.
A character in a novel by this author performs a baptism "in the name of the Devil" using blood instead of water.
Herman Melville