Moby Dick

by John Escott (Adapter), Herman Melville

Retold by John Escott for upper-intermediate students of English. Ishmael and his friend join the crew of the Pequod, a whaling ship, unaware that its captain, the mysterious Ahab, is out for revenge. His plan is to pursue and kill the vicious white whale Moby Dick, and no one can stop him.

Original work by Herman Melville

112 pages, Paperback

Published January 9, 2008

About the author

John Escott started by writing children's books and comic scripts, but now writes and adapts books for students of all ages. He especially enjoys writing crime and mystery thrillers, and is a member of the British Crime Writers Association.

With Oxford University Press John has published London for the Oxford Bookworms Factfile series; Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery, Star Reporter, Girl on a Motorbike, The Fly and Other Horror Stories, and The Scarlet Letter for the Oxford Bookworms Library series; The Magician, Time for a Robbery, Star for a day, Tomorrow's Girl, and The Man with Three NAMEs for the Hotshot Puzzles series; and A Pretty Face for the Dominoes series.

Reviews

[Neide Kertzman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an adapted version of the deep, difficult and complex Moby Dick, by Herman Melville. I don’t remember when I read the original, but I remember I was very impressed and loved the book. Now I am studying English at Culture Inglesa - upper intermediate 1. This was my first indicated book. I loved it. Some people fight against adaptations, as they don’t represent all the writer’s talent. I think it is a way of showing people that don’t tend to read large and difficult books the wonders of classic literature.

[Preston Hoppers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent retelling of the novel. Highly recommended for those who want to teach MD to middle/high schoolers or those who want to understand the narrative without all the descriptive writing about the whaling industry and whales.

[Vanessa Princessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.5

I gave this 4 stars because of the ending! Wow, it was a shock!

The book was very interesting, but I just couldn`t handle the detailed descriptions of how sailors kill whales. I had "WHALES ARE ENDANGERED SPECIES" on repeat in my mind. Poor whales! Also the story is centered around Moby Dick (and whales in general) being the greatest evil. Which is ridiculous.

[Hisham Sherif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I ve read an adapted version summarized by MacMillan Readers, however, I enjoyed reading it. It took me a while to finish and I admit that the finish of the story was rather unpredictable.
I love it, I'm dying to read such adventures stories later time.