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Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (Penguin Classics) (Reprint Edition) by Herman Melville, William (Editor/Introduction) Spengemann, Contributor-William Spengemann, William C. (Int) Spengemann, William Melville Spengemann Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-14-043484-4 / 0140434844 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-043484-2 / 9780140434842 'Ambiguities indeed! One long brain-muddling, soul-bewildering ambiguity (to borrow Mr. Melville's style), like Melchisedeck, without beginning or end-a labyrinth without a clue - an Irish bog without so much as a Jack o'the'lantern to guide the wanderer's footsteps - the dream of a distempered stom |