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This article aims to update the records of books owned by Herman Melville, highlighting recent discoveries in his marginalia.

March 28, 2026

A Third Update on Books Owned, Borrowed, and Consulted by Herman Melville

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This article aims to update the records of books owned by Herman Melville, highlighting recent discoveries in his marginalia.
Reviewed records of books owned by Melville featuring new marginalia.
Announced findings from the 10-volume set of James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.
Revised attribution for Melville’s Riches of Chaucer.
Discovered new marginalia in Melville's copy of Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.
Revised existing attributions related to Melville's readings.
Demonstrated Melville's engagement with critics and biographers to enhance literary understanding.

Abstract

Abstract: This article provides a new update on books owned by Herman Melville that have been re-described at Melville's Marginalia Online since the publication of Steven Olsen-Smith and Peter Norberg's "Second Update on Books Owned, Borrowed, and Consulted by Herman Melville" in the June 2021 issue of Leviathan (23.2). This includes a major new announcement of recently recovered marginalia in Melville's 10-volume set of James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson as well as revisions of attribution to his Riches of Chaucer . These readings underscore the importance of Melville's reading of critics, biographers, and historians to enhance his knowledge of major literary figures.

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Ohge et al. (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c771c58bbfbc51511e1ce9 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1353/lvn.2026.a985922

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