Typee: Or, A Narrative Of A Four Months' Residence Among The Natives Of The Marquesas Islands; Or, A Peep At Polynesian Life.
by MELVILLE, Herman .:
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Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Typee is American writer Herman Melville's first book, partly based on his actual experiences as a captive on Nuku Hiva (which Melville spelled as Nukuheva) in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands and the title comes from a valley there called Tai Pi Vai. It was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime; for 19th century readers his career seemed to go downhill afterwards, but during the early 20th century it was seen as just the beginning of a career that peaked with Moby-Dick (1851).
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- Seller
- Chilton Books (GB)
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- 45878
- Title
- Typee: Or, A Narrative Of A Four Months' Residence Among The Natives Of The Marquesas Islands; Or, A Peep At Polynesian Life.
- Author
- MELVILLE, Herman .:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1847.
- Keywords
- 47426 herman melville john murray typee marquesas islands polynesia polynesian story toby sequel
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