Herman Melville (1 August 1819 - 28 September 1891) was an American author best known for his book, Moby Dick . The Scottish novelist and academic MARGARET ELPHINSTONE's first novel was published in 1987. Her latest, The Gathering Night, was published in 2009. She is Emeritus Professor of Scottish Literature at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. Apart from spells of ... Read moreacademic work in the USA, she has spent most of her working life in various parts of Scotland including Shetland, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Show Less