A character in Moby Dick
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
A ragged, half-mad stranger on the New Bedford docks who cryptically warns Ishmael and Queequeg about the fate awaiting Ahab's ship.
Inside the story
Elijah is a ragged, half-mad stranger encountered by Ishmael and Queequeg on the docks of New Bedford. Speaking in cryptic warnings, he cautions them about the fate awaiting Captain Ahab’s ship as they prepare to join its voyage.
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