Herman Melville letter to Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Herman Melville had an on-going friendship with Nathaniel Hawthorne. They were, in fact, neighbors for a period. Here he writes how he is having trouble focusing on his “Whale” book as he is being distracted hither and thither. Fortunately for us all, he completed “Whale” and we have Moby Dick … Continue reading