Answer: melville

AnswerCrossword Clue
MELVILLE"Moby Dick" author
MELVILLE"Mardi: and A Voyage Thither" author
MELVILLE"Omoo" character
MELVILLEHawthorne contemporary
MELVILLEHis masterpiece came out 100 years ago.
MELVILLEMarquand's Goodwin.
MELVILLEMarquand's latest hero.
MELVILLECreator of Captain Ahab.
MELVILLEAmerican author
MELVILLEHe wrote "Typee"
MELVILLE"Billy Budd" writer
MELVILLENovelist once captured by cannibals
MELVILLEHe spent 18 months working on a whaling ship
MELVILLEIshmael's creator
MELVILLEAhab's author
MELVILLEOmoo author