Billy Budd #C49

This Pocket Classics edition presents a comic adaptation of Herman Melville's novella 'Billy Budd,' originally published in 1984 by Academic Industries. The story follows the tragic tale of the innocent sailor Billy Budd aboard a British naval ship during the Napoleonic Wars, focusing on his conflict with the master-at-arms John Claggart and the moral dilemmas of Captain Vere. This collection condenses the classic literary work into a graphic format, making it accessible to a broader audience.