CHAPTER I. HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN’S TASTE FOR THE SEA WAS BORN AND BRED IN HIM

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# CHAPTER I. HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN’S TASTE FOR THE SEA WAS BORN AND BRED IN HIM ## Overview This is the first chapter of the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP) by Herman Melville. It is extracted from the text file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF), and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter spans from line 84 to line 377 in the source file. It is preceded by the [Table of Contents](arke:01KG8AJNGC6FCB2BB1V74F7MQ3) and followed by [CHAPTER II. REDBURN’S DEPARTURE FROM HOME](arke:01KG8AJNGCFJEYRZHY7V01TC8B). ## Context This chapter introduces the character Wellingborough Redburn and explores the origins of his fascination with the sea. The novel "Redburn: His First Voyage" is contained within the [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF) file, which is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. ## Contents The chapter details young Wellingborough Redburn's early life and the various influences that sparked his desire to go to sea. These influences include: - His brother's suggestion to take a shooting-jacket and fowling-piece to sell in New York. - His family's move from New York to a village on the Hudson River. - His fascination with ship advertisements in old New York newspapers. - His father's stories of crossing the Atlantic and visiting European cities. - His aunt pointing out a man who had traveled to Stony Arabia. - The family's European furniture, oil-paintings, engravings, and books. - A glass ship called _La Reine_ that had been brought from Hamburg. The chapter is divided into five chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKRNMYPA08M276PAY7SVW), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKRNK1ZNKV9ZG52Y4TM2S), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AKRNTGZAPN7MF14JS0QNE), [Chunk 4](arke:01KG8AKRP54ANN5ETA3GVTJG7V), and [Chunk 5](arke:01KG8AKRNTCGEDCZCRHW5YXQ6X).

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CHAPTER I. HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN’S TASTE FOR THE SEA WAS BORN AND BRED IN HIM

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CHAPTER I. HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN’S TASTE FOR THE SEA WAS BORN AND BRED IN HIM