Herman Melville, American Writer(1819-1891)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Herman Melville
• Birth: August 1, 1819, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
• Death: September 28, 1891, New York City, New York, USA
• Language: English
• Who he was: American novelist, short story writer, and poet whose best known works include Typee; Moby Dick; Billy Budd; "Bartleby, the Scrivener"
• Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP); GGB (+PGR 1); LRP; Bloom; GC

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