Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy Melville, Herman 1819-1891 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Redburn. His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1849. It follows young Wellingborough Redburn, a gentleman's son who signs onto a merchant ship bound for Liverpool. Expecting respect, he instead faces brutal treatment as the lowest-ranking sailor aboard. He encounters tyrannical crewmates, witnesses devastating poverty in Liverpool's streets, and befriends a mysterious dandy whose secrets unfold during their return voyage. The novel chronicles a youth's harsh awakening to life's cruelties at sea and ashore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redburn Release date is 2005-05-01 Project Gutenberg volunteers and Blackmask Online Original publication data not identified Sea stories Autobiographical fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Americans -- England -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction Seafaring life -- Fiction Merchant mariners -- Fiction Liverpool (England) -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8118 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8118 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133217.0 8118