Typee
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Typee, aka A Peep at Polynesian Life, is Herman Melville's first book, partly based on his actual experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific. It was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime, and made him known as the man who lived among the cannibals. The novels is considered one of the greatest classics in the literature of travel and adventure.
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The author was more than two years in the South Seas, after escaping from the valley, as recounted in the last chapter. Some time after returning home the foregoing narrative was published, though it was little thought at the time that this would be the means of revealing the existence of Toby, who had long been given up for lost. Bu……
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