Publisher's Synopsis
""Pierre Or The Ambiguities"" is a novel written by Herman Melville. The book follows the life of Pierre Glendinning, a young man from a wealthy family who becomes disillusioned with his privileged life and sets out on a quest for self-discovery. Along the way, Pierre encounters a range of characters, including his half-sister Isabel, who he falls in love with, and his friend and mentor, the philosopher Glen Stanly. The novel explores themes of identity, morality, and the complexities of human relationships. Melville's writing style is characterized by its intricate prose and use of symbolism, making ""Pierre Or The Ambiguities"" a challenging but rewarding read. The book is often considered one of Melville's lesser-known works but has gained critical acclaim in recent years for its exploration of complex psychological themes.By some strange arts, Isabel's wonderful story might have been, some way, and for some cause, forged for her, in her childhood, and craftily impressed upon her youthful mind; which so--like a slight mark in a young tree--and now enlargingly grown with her growth, till it had become this immense staring marvel. Tested by any thing real, practical, and reasonable, what less probable, for instance, than that fancied crossing of the sea in her childhood, when upon Pierre's subsequent questioning of her, she did not even know that the sea was salt.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
