Typee: A Romance of the South Seas by Herman Melville

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Author Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Editor Stedman, Arthur Griffin, 1859-1908
Title Typee: A Romance of the South Seas
Note Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typee
Credits Dianne Bean and David Widger
Summary "Typee: A Romance of the South Seas" by Herman Melville is a novel written in the mid-19th century, during a time of exploration and fascination with the South Seas. The book details the adventures of the main character, who escapes from a whaling ship and spends time in the valley of the Typees, a cannibalistic tribe on the Marquesas Islands, illustrating the clashing cultures and the author's observations of indigenous life. The opening of the story sets a vivid scene as the narrator recounts his long sea voyage of six months without sight of land, detailing the hardships and deprivations experienced on board the whaling ship, the Dolly. As anticipation builds for the arrival at the Marquesas, the narrator expresses a mix of longing and curiosity for the lush, exotic lands that await them. The narrative captures not only his weariness from the sea but also the tantalizing images of the islands filled with "naked houris" and "cannibal banquets." The excitement of reaching the Marquesas is further heightened by anecdotes of failed missionary attempts and the notorious reputation of the Typees, from whom the narrator ultimately plans to escape to experience a life beyond the confines of the ship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Indigenous peoples -- Fiction
Subject Sailors -- Fiction
Subject Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 1900
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Most Recently Updated May 28, 2022
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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