Herman Melville 's epic novel was supposed to secure his fame. Ins...  ...d to secure his fame. Instead, it sank his career. Herman Melville had everything a young author could dream of. By...  ...most wonderful books in the world.” But in Melville ’s time, it was a...

Image: Fred Beneson Emoji are pictographs and e...  ...d Beneson of Creative Commmons wants to translate Herman Melville 's Moby Dick into emoji. The novel has 6,438 sent...