Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas by Herman Melville
"Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas" by Herman Melville is a novel published in 1847. The narrator escapes one Pacific island only to join a troubled Australian whaling ship bound for Tahiti. Alongside the eccentric ship's surgeon Dr. Long Ghost, he witnesses a crew mutiny that leads to imprisonment and island wandering. This sequel to "Typee" blends Melville's actual South Seas experiences with invented episodes and borrowed materials, creating an adventurous tale
that hints at the powerful literary voice emerging in his work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 |
|---|---|
| Title | Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas |
| Note | Sequel to "Typee" |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omoo |
| Credits | David Moynihan |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Polynesia -- Description and travel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 4045 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 28, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1047 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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