Books & Co.
Mark Beauregard
Season 19 Episode 13 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Host Albert Rios discussed "The Whale: A Love Story" with author Mark Beauregard.
Set amid the burgeoning American literary society of 1850s New England, the novel explores Herman Melville’s relationship with Nathaniel Hawthorne and how it transformed his masterpiece, Moby-Dick, which Melville dedicated to Hawthorne. Beauregard’s fictional narrative delves behind that dedication based on extensive historical research including the study of the real letters and journals.
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Books & Co. is a local public television program presented by Arizona PBS
Books & Co.
Mark Beauregard
Season 19 Episode 13 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Set amid the burgeoning American literary society of 1850s New England, the novel explores Herman Melville’s relationship with Nathaniel Hawthorne and how it transformed his masterpiece, Moby-Dick, which Melville dedicated to Hawthorne. Beauregard’s fictional narrative delves behind that dedication based on extensive historical research including the study of the real letters and journals.
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