Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA #OTD in 1851.
Melville first proposed the British publication in a June 27, 1850, letter to Richard Bentley, London publisher of his earlier works. On July 3, 1851, Bentley offered Melville £150 and "half profits", that is, half the profits that remained after the expenses of production and advertising. Only on September 12 was the Harper publishing contract signed. via @wikipedia
Moby-Dick @ PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=moby+dick&submit_search=Go%21
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Melville first proposed the British publication in a June 27, 1850, letter to Richard Bentley, London publisher of his earlier works. On July 3, 1851, Bentley offered Melville £150 and "half profits", that is, half the profits that remained after the expenses of production and advertising. Only on September 12 was the Harper publishing contract signed. via @wikipedia
Moby-Dick @ PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=moby+dick&submit_search=Go%21
#books
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