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This second and final volume of Hershel Parker’s biography of Herman Melville begins with the publication of MOBY-DICK in 1851, and follows Melville–and the novel–through years of disappointing reviews and increasing obscurity. Unable to sustain a living by writing, Melville was forced to work at the Customs House in New York City, and never regained his fame and popularity. Parker’s exhaustive book painfully details the bleakness of the writer’s final years. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.