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A sailor’s detailed account of life aboard a man-of-war, combining nautical adventure with an indictment of military discipline and cruelty.

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Melville’s narrator records the routines, punishments, hierarchies, and hidden dangers of a naval vessel. The novel-documentary form gives the reader both the exhilaration of the sea and a powerful argument for humane treatment of enlisted men.

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Published in 1850; Melville died in 1891. The original English text is public domain under the United States term and life-plus-70 rules.

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“Conceive him now in a man-of-war; with his letters of mart, well armed, victualed, and appointed, and see how he acquits himself.” —FULLER’S “Good Sea-Captain.”

NOTE. In the year 1843 I shipped as “ordinary seaman” on board of a United States frigate then lying in a harbor of the Pacific Ocean. After remaining in this frigate for more than a year, I was discharged from the service upon the vessel’s arrival home. My man-of-war experiences and observations have been incorporated in the present volume. New York, March, 1850.

CHAPTER I. THE JACKET. II. HOMEWARD BOUND. III. A GLANCE AT THE PRINCIPAL DIVISIONS, INTO WHICH A MAN-OF-WAR’S CREW IS DIVIDED. IV. JACK CHASE. V. JACK CHASE ON A SPANISH QUARTER-DECK. VI. THE QUARTER-DECK OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS, AND BERTH-DECK UNDERLINGS OF A MAN-OF-WAR; WHERE THEY LIVE IN THE SHIP; HOW THEY LIVE; THEIR SOCIAL STANDING ON SHIP-BOARD; AND WHAT SORT OF GENTLEMEN THEY ARE. VII. BREAKFAST, DINNER, AND SUPPER. VIII. SELVAGEE CONTRASTED WITH MAD-JACK. IX. OF THE POCKETS THAT WERE IN THE JACKET. X. FROM POCKETS TO PICKPOCKETS. XI. THE PURSUIT OF POETRY UNDER DIFFICULTIES. XII. THE GOOD OR BAD TEMPER OF MEN-OF-WAR’S MEN, IN A GREAT DEGREE, ATTRIBUTABLE TO THEIR PARTICULAR STATIONS AND DUTIES ABOARD SHIP. XIII. A MAN-OF-WAR HERMIT IN A MOB. XIV. A DRAUGHT IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XV. A SALT-JUNK CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH A NOTICE TO QUIT. XVI. GENERAL TRAINING IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XVII. AWAY! SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH CUTTERS, AWAY! XVIII. A MAN-OF-WAR FULL AS A NUT. XIX. THE JACKET ALOFT. XX. HOW THEY SLEEP IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XXI. ONE REASON WHY MEN-OF-WAR’S MEN ARE, GENERALLY, SHORT-LIVED. XXII. WASH-DAY AND HOUSE-CLEANING IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XXIII. THEATRICALS IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XXIV. INTRODUCTORY TO CAPE HORN. XXV. THE DOG-DAYS OFF CAPE HORN. XXVI. THE PITCH OF THE CAPE. XXVII. SOME THOUGHTS GROWING OUT OF MAD JACK’S COUNTERMANDING HIS SUPERIOR’S ORDER. XXVIII. EDGING AWAY. XXIX. THE NIGHT-WATCHES. XXX. A PEEP THROUGH A PORT-HOLE AT THE SUBTERRANEAN PARTS OF A MAN-OF-WAR. XXXI. THE GUNNER UNDER HATCHES. XXXII. A DISH OF DUNDERFUNK. XXXIII. A FLOGGING. XXXIV. SOME OF THE EVIL EFFECTS OF FLOGGING. XXXV. FLOGGING NOT LAWFUL. XXXVI. FLOGGING NOT NECESSARY. XXXVII. SOME SUPERIOR OLD “LONDON DOCK” FROM THE WINE-COOLERS OF NEPTUNE. XXXVIII. THE CHAPLAIN AND CHAPEL IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XXXIX. THE FRIGATE IN HARBOUR.—THE BOATS.—GRAND STATE RECEPTION OF THE COMMODORE. XL. SOME OF THE CEREMONIES IN A MAN-OF-WAR UNNECESSARY AND INJURIOUS. XLI. A MAN-OF-WAR LIBRARY. XLII. KILLING TIME IN A MAN-OF-WAR IN HARBOUR. XLIII. SMUGGLING IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XLIV. A KNAVE IN OFFICE IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XLV. PUBLISHING POETRY IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XLVI. THE COMMODORE ON THE POOP, AND ONE OF “THE PEOPLE” UNDER THE HANDS OF THE SURGEON. XLVII. AN AUCTION IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XLVIII. PURSER, PURSER’S STEWARD, AND POSTMASTER IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XLIX. RUMOURS OF A WAR, AND HOW THEY WERE RECEIVED BY THE POPULATION OF THE NEVERSINK. L. THE BAY OF ALL BEAUTIES. LI. ONE OF “THE PEOPLE” HAS AN AUDIENCE WITH THE COMMODORE AND THE CAPTAIN ON THE QUARTER-DECK. LII. SOMETHING CONCERNING MIDSHIPMEN. LIII. SEAFARING PERSONS PECULIARLY SUBJECT TO BEING UNDER THE WEATHER.—THE EFFECTS OF THIS UPON A MAN-OF-WAR CAPTAIN. LIV. “THE PEOPLE” ARE GIVEN “LIBERTY.” LV. MIDSHIPMEN ENTERING THE NAVY EARLY. LVI. A SHORE EMPEROR ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR. LVII. THE EMPEROR REVIEWS THE PEOPLE AT QUARTERS. LVIII. A QUARTER-DECK OFFICER BEFORE THE MAST. LIX. A MAN-OF-WAR BUTTON DIVIDES TWO BROTHERS. LX. A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN SHOT AT. LXI. THE SURGEON OF THE FLEET. LXII. A CONSULTATION OF MAN-OF-WAR SURGEONS. LXIII. THE OPERATION. LXIV. MAN-OF-WAR TROPHIES. LXV. A MAN-OF-WAR RACE. LXVI. FUN IN A MAN-OF-WAR. LXVII. WHITE-JACKET ARRAIGNED AT THE MAST. LXVIII. A MAN-OF-WAR FOUNTAIN, AND OTHER THINGS. LXIX. PRAYERS AT THE GUNS. LXX. MONTHLY MUSTER ROUND THE CAPSTAN. LXXI. THE GENEALOGY OF THE ARTICLES OF WAR. LXXII. “HEREIN ARE THE GOOD ORDINANCES OF THE SEA, WHICH WISE MEN, WHO VOYAGED ROUND THE WORLD, GAVE TO OUR ANCESTORS, AND WHICH CONSTITUTE THE BOOKS OF THE SCIENCE OF GOOD CUSTOMS.” LXXIII. NIGHT AND DAY GAMBLING IN A MAN-OF-WAR. LXXIV. THE MAIN-TOP AT NIGHT. LXXV. “SINK, BURN, AND DESTROY.” LXXVI. THE CHAINS. LXXVII. THE HOSPITAL IN A MAN-OF-WAR. LXXVIII. DISMAL TIMES IN THE MESS. LXXIX. HOW MAN-OF-WAR’S-MEN DIE AT SEA. LXXX. THE LAST STITCH. LXXXI. HOW THEY BURY A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN AT SEA. LXXXII. WHAT REMAINS OF A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN AFTER HIS BURIAL AT SEA. LXXXIII. A MAN-OF-WAR COLLEGE. LXXXIV. MAN-OF-WAR BARBERS. LXXXV. THE GREAT MASSACRE OF THE BEARDS. LXXXVI. THE REBELS BROUGHT TO THE MAST. LXXXVII. OLD USHANT AT THE GANGWAY. LXXXVIII. FLOGGING THROUGH THE FLEET. LXXXIX. THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR. XC. THE MANNING OF NAVIES. XCI. SMOKING-CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH SCENES ON THE GUN-DECK DRAWING NEAR HOME. XCII. THE LAST OF THE JACKET. XCIII. CABLE AND ANCHOR ALL CLEAR.

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02OR
  3. 03THE WORLD IN A MAN-OF-WAR
  4. 04WHITE-JACKET.
  5. 05CHAPTER I. THE JACKET.
  6. 06CHAPTER II. HOMEWARD BOUND.
  7. 07CHAPTER III. A GLANCE AT THE PRINCIPAL DIVISIONS, INTO WHICH A MAN-OF-WAR’S CREW IS DIVIDED.
  8. 08CHAPTER IV. JACK CHASE.
  9. 09CHAPTER V. JACK CHASE ON A SPANISH QUARTER-DECK.
  10. 10CHAPTER VII. BREAKFAST, DINNER, AND SUPPER.
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII. SELVAGEE CONTRASTED WITH MAD-JACK.
  12. 12CHAPTER IX. OF THE POCKETS THAT WERE IN THE JACKET.
  13. 13I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
  14. 14CHAPTER X. FROM POCKETS TO PICKPOCKETS.
  15. 15CHAPTER XI. THE PURSUIT OF POETRY UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
  16. 16I asked him where he had hidden it?
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII. A MAN-OF-WAR HERMIT IN A MOB.
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV. A DRAUGHT IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  19. 19CHAPTER XV. A SALT-JUNK CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH A NOTICE TO QUIT.
  20. 20CHAPTER XVI. GENERAL TRAINING IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  21. 21CHAPTER XVII. AWAY! SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH CUTTERS, AWAY!
  22. 22CHAPTER XVIII. A MAN-OF-WAR FULL AS A NUT.
  23. 23CHAPTER XIX. THE JACKET ALOFT.
  24. 24CHAPTER XX. HOW THEY SLEEP IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  25. 25CHAPTER XXI. ONE REASON WHY MEN-OF-WAR’S MEN ARE, GENERALLY, SHORT-LIVED.
  26. 26CHAPTER XXII. WASH-DAY AND HOUSE-CLEANING IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  27. 27CHAPTER XXIII. THEATRICALS IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  28. 28CHAPTER XXIV. INTRODUCTORY TO CAPE HORN.
  29. 29CHAPTER XXV. THE DOG-DAYS OFF CAPE HORN.
  30. 30CHAPTER XXVI. THE PITCH OF THE CAPE.
  31. 31CHAPTER XXVII. SOME THOUGHTS GROWING OUT OF MAD JACK’S COUNTERMANDING HIS SUPERIOR’S ORDER.
  32. 32CHAPTER XXVIII. EDGING AWAY.
  33. 33CHAPTER XXIX. THE NIGHT-WATCHES.
  34. 34CHAPTER XXX. A PEEP THROUGH A PORT-HOLE AT THE SUBTERRANEAN PARTS OF A MAN-OF-WAR.
  35. 35CHAPTER XXXI. THE GUNNER UNDER HATCHES.
  36. 36CHAPTER XXXII. A DISH OF DUNDERFUNK.
  37. 37CHAPTER XXXIII. A FLOGGING.
  38. 38CHAPTER XXXIV. SOME OF THE EVIL EFFECTS OF FLOGGING.
  39. 39CHAPTER XXXV. FLOGGING NOT LAWFUL.
  40. 40CHAPTER XXXVI. FLOGGING NOT NECESSARY.
  41. 41CHAPTER XXXVII. SOME SUPERIOR OLD “LONDON DOCK” FROM THE WINE-COOLERS OF NEPTUNE.
  42. 42CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE CHAPLAIN AND CHAPEL IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  43. 43CHAPTER XXXIX. THE FRIGATE IN HARBOUR.—THE BOATS.—GRAND STATE RECEPTION OF THE COMMODORE.
  44. 44CHAPTER XL. SOME OF THE CEREMONIES IN A MAN-OF-WAR UNNECESSARY AND INJURIOUS.
  45. 45CHAPTER XLI. A MAN-OF-WAR LIBRARY.
  46. 46CHAPTER XLII. KILLING TIME IN A MAN-OF-WAR IN HARBOUR.
  47. 47CHAPTER XLIII. SMUGGLING IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  48. 48CHAPTER XLIV. A KNAVE IN OFFICE IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  49. 49CHAPTER XLV. PUBLISHING POETRY IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  50. 50CHAPTER XLVI. THE COMMODORE ON THE POOP, AND ONE OF “THE PEOPLE” UNDER THE HANDS OF THE SURGEON.
  51. 51CHAPTER XLVII. AN AUCTION IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  52. 52CHAPTER XLVIII. PURSER, PURSER’S STEWARD, AND POSTMASTER IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  53. 53CHAPTER XLIX. NEVERSINK.
  54. 54CHAPTER L. THE BAY OF ALL BEAUTIES.
  55. 55CHAPTER LI. ONE OF “THE PEOPLE” HAS AN AUDIENCE WITH THE COMMODORE AND THE CAPTAIN ON THE QUARTER-DECK.
  56. 56CHAPTER LII. SOMETHING CONCERNING MIDSHIPMEN.
  57. 57CHAPTER LIV. “THE PEOPLE” ARE GIVEN “LIBERTY.”
  58. 58CHAPTER LV. MIDSHIPMEN ENTERING THE NAVY EARLY.
  59. 59CHAPTER LVI. A SHORE EMPEROR ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR.
  60. 60CHAPTER LVII. THE EMPEROR REVIEWS THE PEOPLE AT QUARTERS.
  61. 61CHAPTER LVIII. A QUARTER-DECK OFFICER BEFORE THE MAST.
  62. 62CHAPTER LIX. A MAN-OF-WAR BUTTON DIVIDES TWO BROTHERS.
  63. 63CHAPTER LX. A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN SHOT AT.
  64. 64CHAPTER LXI. THE SURGEON OF THE FLEET.
  65. 65CHAPTER LXII. A CONSULTATION OF MAN-OF-WAR SURGEONS.
  66. 66CHAPTER LXIII. THE OPERATION.
  67. 67CHAPTER LXIV. MAN-OF-WAR TROPHIES.
  68. 68CHAPTER LXV. A MAN-OF-WAR RACE.
  69. 69CHAPTER LXVI. FUN IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  70. 70CHAPTER LXVII. WHITE-JACKET ARRAIGNED AT THE MAST.
  71. 71CHAPTER LXVIII. A MAN-OF-WAR FOUNTAIN, AND OTHER THINGS.
  72. 72CHAPTER LXIX. PRAYERS AT THE GUNS.
  73. 73CHAPTER LXX. MONTHLY MUSTER ROUND THE CAPSTAN.
  74. 74Part of Art. XX. “If any person in the navy shall sleep upon his watch, he shall suffer death.”
  75. 75CHAPTER LXXI. THE GENEALOGY OF THE ARTICLES OF WAR.
  76. 76CHAPTER LXXIII. NIGHT AND DAY GAMBLING IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  77. 77CHAPTER LXXIV. THE MAIN-TOP AT NIGHT.
  78. 78CHAPTER LXXV. “SINK, BURN, AND DESTROY.”—Printed Admiralty orders in time of war.
  79. 79CHAPTER LXXVI. THE CHAINS.
  80. 80CHAPTER LXXVII. THE HOSPITAL IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  81. 81CHAPTER LXXVIII. DISMAL TIMES IN THE MESS.
  82. 82CHAPTER LXXIX. HOW MAN-OF-WAR’S-MEN DIE AT SEA.
  83. 83CHAPTER LXXX. THE LAST STITCH.
  84. 84CHAPTER LXXXI. HOW THEY BURY A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN AT SEA.
  85. 85CHAPTER LXXXII. WHAT REMAINS OF A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN AFTER HIS BURIAL AT SEA.
  86. 86CHAPTER LXXXIII. A MAN-OF-WAR COLLEGE.
  87. 87CHAPTER LXXXIV. MAN-OF-WAR BARBERS.
  88. 88CHAPTER LXXXV. THE GREAT MASSACRE OF THE BEARDS.
  89. 89CHAPTER LXXXVI. THE REBELS BROUGHT TO THE MAST.
  90. 90CHAPTER LXXXVII. OLD USHANT AT THE GANGWAY.
  91. 91CHAPTER LXXXVIII. FLOGGING THROUGH THE FLEET.
  92. 92CHAPTER LXXXIX. THE SOCIAL STATE IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
  93. 93CHAPTER XC. THE MANNING OF NAVIES.
  94. 94CHAPTER XCI. SMOKING-CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH SCENES ON THE GUN-DECK DRAWING NEAR HOME.
  95. 95CHAPTER XCII. THE LAST OF THE JACKET.
  96. 96CHAPTER XCIII. CABLE AND ANCHOR ALL CLEAR.
  97. 97THE END.

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