Billy Budd, Sailor [GoodBook Classics]

A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea. “Billy Budd, Sailor,” a classic confrontation between good and evil, is the story of an innocent young man. Quotes from the book: “Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its jagged edges.” “Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins?” “Yet a child’s utter innocence is but its blank ignorance, and the innocence more or less wanes as intelligence waxes.” Readers' reviews: “Fantastic book. Melville is such a sophisticated writer/observer of the human condition. Nothing seems to escape his eye.” (James, goodreads.com) “Melville's late masterpiece, Billy Budd, recounts the tragic tale of the eponymous sailor. That is, it recounts what little tale there is to tell.” (David Stephens, goodreads.com) “What a great read! It didn't seem like it at first, but the more you ruminate over this tale the more it seems justly deserving of the title of Melville's “finest work.”” (Robert Browning, goodreads.com)