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Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

In Moby Dick Melville set out to write a "mighty book" on "a mighty theme." The editors of this critical text affirm that he succeeded. Nevertheless, their prolonged examination of the novel reveals textual flaws and anomalies that help to explain Melville's fears that his great work was in some ways a hash or a botch. A lengthy historical note also gives a fresh account of Melville's earlier literary career and his working conditions as he wrote; it also analyzes the book's contemporary reception and outlines how it finally achieved fame. Other sections review theories of the book's genesis, detail the circumstances of its publication, and present documents closely relating to the story. -- Amazon.com.

These two volumes present the early civil jurisprudence of fraud, including how one could obtain redress or relief from the injurious consequences of deceit. In examining the common-law doctrines of fraud, actual and constructive, both the substantive and procedural aspects are covered. This is followed by a presentation of the statutory law that relates to fraud on creditors and purchasers.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.