The handsome sailor

The events of the novel revolve around the sea and the description of remote countries, where the love of the sea ran through Melville''s veins... Herman Melville lived a stream of adventures that are difficult for an ordinary person to experience, which fueled his imagination and passion and participated in sculpting his distinctive style. He left his ship one day to fall captive in the hands of a tribe of Akli. He remained their captive for four months, then escaped by an Australian whaling ship...