billy budd
Which 19th century American author went to sea aged 17 in a whaler, deserted twice, was captured by cannibals and joined a man of war before writing novels such as White Jacket and Billy Budd? Who wrote the stories 'Billy Budd' and 'Moby Dick'? Who wrote the book from which Sir Benjamin Britten created the opera 'Billy Budd'? Which novelist (1879-1980) wrote the libretto for the Benjamin Britten opera Billy Budd with Eric Crozier?