The Moby-Dick Big Read
Arts & Culture
‘I have written a blasphemous book’, said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, ‘and I feel as spotless as the lamb’. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible – and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child – or perhaps its immaculate conception – the Moby-Dick Big Read: an online version of Melville’s magisterial tome: each of its 135 chapters read out aloud, by a mixture of the celebrated and the unknown, to be broadcast online, one new chapter each day, in a sequence of 135 downloads, publicly and freely accessible. For more info please go to: www.mobydickbigread.com
Location:
England, United Kingdom
Genres:
Arts & Culture
Description:
‘I have written a blasphemous book’, said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, ‘and I feel as spotless as the lamb’. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible – and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child – or perhaps its immaculate conception – the Moby-Dick Big Read: an online version of Melville’s magisterial tome: each of its 135 chapters read out aloud, by a mixture of the celebrated and the unknown, to be broadcast online, one new chapter each day, in a sequence of 135 downloads, publicly and freely accessible. For more info please go to: www.mobydickbigread.com
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.mobydickbigread.com
Episodes
Epilogue - Read by Mary Oliver - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/28/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by John Braden, WOMR, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:02:03
Chapter 135: The Chase – Third Day - Read by James Naughtie - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/27/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big Read: an online version of...
Duration:00:32:49
Chapter 134: The Chase – Second Day - Read by Roger Allam - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/26/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Kate Bland - Cast Iron Studios, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the...
Duration:00:25:28
Chapter 133: The Chase – First Day - Read by Kerry Shale - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/25/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Kate Bland - Cast Iron Studios, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the...
Duration:00:24:30
Chapter 132: The Symphony - Read by Cerys Matthews - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/24/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Pete Gleadall, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big Read:...
Duration:00:12:32
Chapter 131: The Pequod Meets the Delight - Read by Daniel Allen - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/23/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Bath Spa University, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:03:00
Chapter 130: The Hat - Read by Diana Speed - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/22/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Thanks to Stan Was, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:10:57
Chapter 129: The Cabin - Read by Rev. Nick McKinnel - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/21/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Deep Blue Sound, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:04:09
Chapter 128: The Pequod Meets the Rachel - Read by Alice Herrick - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/20/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big Read: an online version of...
Duration:00:10:34
Chapter 127: The Deck - Read by Tom Thoroughgood & Cyrus Larcombe-Moore - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/19/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Deep Blue Sound, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:05:03
Chapter 126: The Life-Buoy - Read by Paul Minot - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/18/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Bath Spa University, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:07:02
Chapter 125: The Log and Line - Read by Sheila Snelgrove - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/17/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Deep Blue Sound, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:08:57
Chapter 124: The Needle - Read by Stephanie Boxall - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/16/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Deep Blue Sound, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:09:39
Chapter 123: The Musket - Read by Nick Ryan - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/15/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big Read: an online version of...
Duration:00:08:09
Chapter 122: Midnight Aloft - Thunder and Lightning - Read by Max Goonetillake
1/14/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big Read: an online version of...
Duration:00:00:33
Chapter 121: Midnight - The Forecastle Bulwarks - Read by Robert Fearns - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/13/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Bath Spa University, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 120: The Deck Toward the End of the First Night Watch - Read by Novar Cane
1/12/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Bath Spa University, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:01:16
Chapter 119: The Candles - Read by Mary Martin - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/11/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Mark Van Bork, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big Read:...
Duration:00:18:30
Chapter 118: The Quadrant - Read by Horatio Morpurgo - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/10/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Deep Blue Sound, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big...
Duration:00:06:21
Chapter 117: The Whale Watch - Read by Dr Routledge - http://mobydickbigread.com
1/9/2013
Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music
'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big Read: an online version of...
Duration:00:03:13