Herman Melville went to the South Seas on a whaling ship in 1841, where he gained the first -hand information about whaling that he used later in ( ).
A、Typee
B、Redburn
C、Moby - Dick
D、Omoo
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：1841年，麦尔维尔就上了南海捕鲸船，在那里他掌握了有关捕鲸活动的第一手资料，也为他以后创作《白鲸》打下了基础。
