Herman Melville (1819 – 1891) was an American poet
and novelist of the American Renaissance, best known for his allusive adventure novel “Moby-Dick.” Mysterious and
unpredictable, the “Pierre: or, The Ambiguities” contains all the good and intriguing features of the Gothic fi ction genre.
The Book tells the story of Pierre Glendinning junior, an
athlete and a talented young writer who is about to get married. However, an unexpected meeting with the mysterious woman
Isabel threatens to destroy the life of Pierre and as it reveals a veil of dark family secrets.