De walvisch, Gordinne, anonymous print from the Rijksmuseum collection Earlier this year I decided I wanted to read Moby Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville. I hoped to enjoy identifying with the subject of being stuck in close quarters for a long stretch of time, reading life on board ship as an analogy for … Continue reading “I fear not thy epidemic, man” attitudes towards infectious disease in Moby Dick
William Kemp 