[Borges]

Billy Budd was better than Moby Dick

Apples and Oranges.

[Senator Bedfellow]

Easy as pie:

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/apporang.html

:^)

Seriously, though, Billy Budd showed Melville at the top of his game, an absolute master of the craft. Not that there's anything wrong with Moby Dick, but IMO Melville only improved with age and experience.