The Unfinished Octopus

Earlier this summer, I started reading The Octopus by Frank Norris. Great book, except that I did not get to finish it. I started reading books by my future professors, and now I am going to start studying the recommended reading for one of my classes. It looks like The Octopus squirted a cloud of ink and scuttled off to the Atlantic Ridge. I'll get you Octopus! Call me Ismael. No! Call me Ahab! I'll catch up to you Octopus one day, and by then my boat will be bigger, my sails wider, and my harpoon swifter and sharpened on the steps of the New School.