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Sailor’s exotic South Seas journey reveals paradise with dark secrets.
Typee
A Peep at Polynesian Life
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2001
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Summary
Melville’s first and most popular novel during his lifetime, Typee is a provocative and lively account of his exploits in the exotic South Seas during the early 1840s, where he journeyed as a young sailor. This edition includes notes on the text.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375757457 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375757457 |
| Author: | Herman Melville, Robert Sullivan |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2001 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 133mm x 202mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
| Audience Age: | 19-19 |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
133 × 202 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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“A classic of American literature [and] the pioneer in South Sea romance.” - Arthur Stedman
“A classic of American literature [and] the pioneer in South Sea romance.”
- Arthur Stedman
About The Author
Herman Melville
Robert Sullivan is a contributing editor at Vogue and author of The Meadowlands: Wilderness Adventures at the Edge of a City and A Whale Hunt. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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