The brutality of such scenes from one of this man's novels in which (*) crew members of the Neversink are tortured for refusing to shave their beards prompted U.S. navy abolished the practice of flogging.
In one of this author's novels, a candlemaker struggling to pay off his debts hits his head and "linger[s] a few days with wandering mind" before he dies, a scene inspired by the fatal delirious fever this author's own father Allen suffered after riding in an open horse carriage for two days during winter. This author attained instant celebrity status after writing his debut novel, due to a lurid scene in which the exotic woman Fayaway strips naked and uses her clothing as a sail to propel herself and the narrator across a pond. The brutality of such scenes from one of this man's novels in which (*) crew members of the Neversink are tortured for refusing to shave their beards prompted U.S. navy abolished the practice of flogging. A character in one of his novels uses the designations "Folio," "Octavo," and "Duodecimo" for successively smaller sizes as part of a quasi-scientific taxonomy presented in the chapter "Cetology." For 10 points, name this author of The Confidence Man, White-Jacket, and Moby Dick.
In one of this author's novels, a candlemaker struggling to pay off his debts hits his head and "linger[s] a few days with wandering mind" before he dies, a scene inspired by the fatal delirious fever this author's own father Allen suffered after riding in an open horse carriage for two days during winter.
Herman Melville