Author of the now beloved Moby Dick, poor Melville fell from grace with the critics after penning this work. He died in poverty with his name given, in his obituary, as “Henry Melville.”
Poor fellow. We think he’d feel better to know that he’s popular enough nowadays to become the Herman Melville Magnetic Finger Puppet and may even smile if he were to join the other magnets on your fridge. Maybe.
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