Melville Online

I can't imagine reading anything like Moby-Dick online, but this version of the Melville classic (with highlighted annotations) is, as Maud Newton says, "handsome." I might still prefer books -- at just 34, I'm feeling more and more ancient these days -- but if this is how classics can look in the computer age, I'm all for it. People will likely visit Gawker in greater numbers, but at least they have the option for something better.