In Chapter 99 ("The Doubloon") of Moby Dick, Flask comments that the doubloon is worth 16 dollars, and, at two cents a cigar, that will get him 960 cigars. But if each cigar is two cents, then you can buy 50 for a dollar. 50 x 16 = 800, which isn't 960. Is this a math mistake on the part of th...
I'm a fan of the Ridley Scott film The Duellists (1977) which is based on the story The Duel by Joseph Conrad. I would like to read the original story, but whenever I search for paperback collections of Conrad's stories in used book stores they never include The Duel. Sure, I could read the the...
I'm a fan of the Ridley Scott film The Duellists (1977) which is based on the story The Duel by Joseph Conrad. I would like to read the original story, but whenever I search for paperback collections of Conrad's stories in used book stores they never include The Duel. Sure, I could read the the...
