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This novella is the epitome of manliness, of the kind extolled by Professor [[Harvey Mansfield]] in his book ''[[Manliness]]'', and Melville tells the story of a sadistic sea captain who victimizes a sailor, pitting evil against good. There are no women in this entire book.

This novella is the epitome of manliness, of the kind extolled by Professor [[Harvey Mansfield]] in his book ''[[Manliness]]'', and Melville tells the story of a sadistic sea captain who victimizes a sailor, pitting evil against good. There are no women in this entire book.

Early chapters in this book contain numerous [[biblical]] references.  Chapter 3 discusses mutinies, particularly the Nore Mutiny and the Spithead. (Other great mutinies, unmentioned in the book, are listed below.<ref>https://listverse.com/2014/03/31/10-extremely-dramatic-mutinies-from-history/#:~:text=Perhaps%20the%20largest%20in%20history,growing%20opposition%20to%20British%20rule.</ref>)

Early chapters in this book contain numerous [[biblical]] references.  Chapter 3 discusses mutinies in the British Navy, particularly the Nore Mutiny (also known as the Great Mutiny) and the Spithead. (Other great mutinies, unmentioned in the book, are listed below.<ref>https://listverse.com/2014/03/31/10-extremely-dramatic-mutinies-from-history/#:~:text=Perhaps%20the%20largest%20in%20history,growing%20opposition%20to%20British%20rule.</ref>)

The book is available in the [[public domain]] today.<ref>https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Billy_Budd</ref>

The book is available in the [[public domain]] today.<ref>https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Billy_Budd</ref>