Typee: A Peep at Polynesian LifeAlmost from the time of its publication early in 1846, Melville's first book, based on his own travels in the South Seas, has been recognized as a classic in the literature of travel and adventure. From the beginning, however, there have been problems with the text. Due to disparities between the American and English editions, and revisions Melville had to make at his publisher's request concerning its racy style and attitude toward missionaries, the book has circulated in two versions. This scholarly edition is based on collations of all editions published during his lifetime, incorporating many authorial readings that have often been omitted and some that have been misprinted in all previous editions. This edition is an Approved Text of the Center for Editions of American Authors (Modern Language Association of America). |
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Contents
Passage from the Cruising Ground to the Marquesas Sleepy | 9 |
State of Affairs aboard the Ship Contents of her Larder Length | 20 |
Thoughts previous to attempting an Escape Toby a Fellow | 30 |
The Starboard Watch are given a Holiday | 34 |
Division of the Stock of Bread | 41 |
Discovery of Two of the Natives | 66 |
Costume A Savage Esculapius | 76 |
Chapter 12 | 88 |
Chapter 25 | 180 |
King Mehevi Allusion to his Hawiian Majesty Conduct of | 188 |
The Social Condition and General Character of the Typees | 200 |
Fishing Parties | 206 |
Chapter 29 Natural History of the Valley Golden Lizards Tameness | 210 |
A Professor of the Fine Arts His Persecutions Something | 217 |
Strange custom of the Islanders Their Chanting and the pecu | 226 |
The Stranger again arrives in the Valley Singular Interview | 240 |
of Toby in the Happar Mountain Eloquence of KoryKory | 97 |
Melancholy condition Occurrence at the Ti Anecdote of | 118 |
Swimming in company with the Girls of the Valley | 131 |
Reflections after Marnoos Departure Battle of the Popguns | 143 |
Chapter 20 | 149 |
Chapter 22 | 157 |
Appendix Provisional cession to Lord George Paulet of the Sandwich Islands | 254 |
EDITORIAL APPENDIX | 273 |
TEXTUAL RECORD By the Editors | 303 |
RELATED DOCUMENTS | 361 |
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| Title | Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life Volume 1 of Melville Series Volume 1 of Melville, Herman: The writings of Herman Melville Volume 1 of Melville, Herman: [The writings] Volume 1 of The Northwestern-Newberry Edition of the Writings of Herman Melville Volume 1 of The writings of Herman Melville, Herman Melville The writings, v. 1 Volume 1 of Works, Herman Melville Volume 1 of Writings of Herman Melville : the Northwestern-Newberry edition / eds. Harrison Hayford, general ed |
| Author | Herman Melville |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Northwestern University Press, 1968 |
| ISBN | 0810101599, 9780810101593 |
| Length | 374 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary |
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