Capturing a sperm whale

Capturing a sperm whale by Scott Norsworthy

Re-presenting the animated 1823 description by Henry J. Pickering aka "Thomas H. Bennett"

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Grassy glades, oh!

Grassy glades, oh! by Scott Norsworthy

a shared trigram in MOBY-DICK and "Scenes Beyond the Western Border"

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After-supper dialogue with "I. F." = IMAGINARY FRIEND

After supper by Scott Norsworthy

DRAGOONED: Writing, talking, and rewriting like Herman Melville in "Scenes Beyond the Western Border" (1851-1853). Number 7.

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The Meters - Mardi Gras Mambo

 

Falling harpooners per Scoresby and Melville

Accidents at Sea, North (falling into Right Whale's mouth) and South (Sperm Whale's head) #MelvilleMonday

"The harpooners not unfrequently fall into the fish's mouth, when it is exposed by the removal of a surface of blubber; where they might easily be drowned, but for the… pic.twitter.com/DAIvdfR0Ou

— Scott Norsworthy 🇺🇸 (@Melvilliana) February 16, 2026

 

Literature on the Little Arkansas

Literature on the Little Arkansas by Scott Norsworthy

DRAGOONED: Writing, talking, and rewriting like Herman Melville in "Scenes Beyond the Western Border" (1851-1853). Number 6.

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The Pretti Case Exposes a Dangerous Lie