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- # CHAPTER XLI. A MAN-OF-WAR LIBRARY.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) by Herman Melville. It is identified as "CHAPTER XLI. A MAN-OF-WAR LIBRARY." and discusses the narrator's experiences with the books and reading materials available on board the ship. The chapter was extracted on January 30, 2026, by a structure-extraction process.
## Context
The chapter is part of the larger novel, [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ), which is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted from the file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY). It is preceded by [CHAPTER XL. SOME OF THE CEREMONIES IN A MAN-OF-WAR UNNECESSARY AND INJURIOUS.](arke:01KG8AJRBSRE4B2S5T0N05HSWK) and followed by [CHAPTER XLII. KILLING TIME IN A MAN-OF-WAR IN HARBOUR.](arke:01KG8AJS2XNNYG8VJ0DMZ113C3).
## Contents
The chapter consists of a single line of text: "CHAPTER XLII.\r\nKILLING TIME IN A MAN-OF-WAR IN HARBOUR." Despite its brevity, the chapter's title, "CHAPTER XLI. A MAN-OF-WAR LIBRARY," suggests a focus on the availability and nature of reading materials on a naval vessel, a theme explored in the preceding chapter.
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KILLING TIME IN A MAN-OF-WAR IN HARBOUR.
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- CHAPTER XLI. A MAN-OF-WAR LIBRARY.