Herman Melville 
Redburn.His First Voyage 

Redburn: His First Voyage is the fourth book by the American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. The book is semi-autobiographical and recounts the adventures of a refined youth among coarse and brutal sailors and the seedier areas of Liverpool. In Redburn, the protagonist enlists for a stint as a seaman aboard Highlander, a merchant ship running between New York and London…