Typee
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Typee (originally subtitled A Peep at Polynesian Life) catapulted Melville to fame at the age of 27 upon its pub. in 1846. Ostensibly a novel, the story is based on the author's four-month sojourn with a group of South Sea Islanders, the Typees. Initially the two Americans are charmed & fascinated by the exotic life of the Typees -- their physical beauty, the regal bearing of their warriors, the g... More
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Publisher | Diane Publishing Company |
Binding | Hardcover (106 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 389 |
ISBN-10 | 0788194895 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0788194894 |
Publication Date | 09/01/1997 |
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