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Composer: Traditional

The Life and Work of Herman Melville

Wallace, Simon

Hossick, Malcolm

Television Director: Hossick, Malcolm

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Narrator: Hossick, Malcolm

Piano: Wallace, Simon

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Year of Production: 2019

Playing Time: 00:33:41

Catalogue Number: L7897DVD

UPC: 709629278974

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The documentary follows the life of Melville was born in New York, USA. His father was a prosperous business man but the economic climate changed and the business failed. The family moved to his mother's home in New Albany and he went to Albany Academy. At twenty he went to sea and returned to write very popular books about his adventures. His success did not last and he died in obscurity. His work was rediscovered in the early 20th century.