Billy Budd, Sailor. I have a serious question!?

Question

Billy Budd, Sailor is on my reading list right now for school. I am reading the book, except it is titled: "Billy Budd, Foretopman. Am I reading the right thing?!

Answer 1

You may want to find a newer edition. Billy Budd suffered from poor editing, as it was published posthumously. The manuscript, including the title, has been revised somewhat substantially.

Here's the wiki link for more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Budd

Answer 2

Yes. Maybe you'll like it.