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The narrator of the novel, Ishmael, was tired of life on land and boarded the Pequod whaling ship to work as a sailor. Captain Ahab was bitten off half of his leg by a beluga whale on a previous voyage. He is determined to find the beluga and take revenge on this voyage.

The masterpiece of American romantic writer Melville is also one of the best novels in the history of world literature. It is known as the "encyclopedia of the whaling industry" because of its description of sea voyages and the complicated whaling life. "Cambridge Literary History" calls it one of the greatest maritime romance novels in the history of world literature. In terms of its literary value, it is also known as the American "Hamlet". It tells the story of Ahab, the captain of the whaling ship "Pequod", who is determined to hunt down the ferocious and intelligent white whale Moby Dick who bit off one of his legs. After sailing almost all over the world, he finally encounters Moby Dick after many twists and turns. After three days of tracking, the harpoon was finally used to hit the white whale, but the ship was hit by the white whale. Ahab was entangled in the rope on the harpoon and was taken into the sea. They all fell into the sea, but only the sailor Ishmael was saved. The white color given by the author to the white whale symbolizes innocence and terror, and the white whale symbolizes the mixture of good and evil. This is the basic condition of the human world. Ahab wanted to catch Law's challenge. His death along with that of the entire crew was an inevitable outcome. This novel has become an outstanding work with its rich ideological content, epic scale and mature and thoughtful writing style.

The Piazza Tales is the only collection of short stories and short stories compiled and published by the American literary master Melville during his lifetime. The story is gorgeous, strange, profound, humorous, and the language is moving and fluent. The Chinese translation of the book is published for the first time to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Melville's birth.

"The Liar's Masquerade" was Herman Melville's last published novel. Many critics believe that this book and "Moby-Dick" have their own merits and are higher than other long works created by Melville, but few people may understand it. The plot of the novel is not complicated. On April Fool's Day, people came and went on the Mississippi River steamship "Loyalty", and people of all colors appeared one after another. The liar constantly changed his identity and implemented a series of dazzling philosophical and theological "brainwashing" on the passengers. Through the exquisite portrayal of liars and people with different identities and social statuses on the ship, the author exposes and satirizes the crazy pursuit of wealth in American society in the mid-19th century, and violently lashes out at deformed capitalism and objectified and alienated interpersonal relationships.