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Sign in to saveTypee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is American writer Herman Melville's first book, published in 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is based on Melville's experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842, supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and research from other books. The title comes from the valley of Taipivai, once known as Taipi.
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- Author
- Herman Melville
- First published
- 1840
- Editions
- 216
- Subjects
- Fiction, Indigenous peoples, Sailors, Social life and customs, American Sea stories, Description and travel, Gift books, Autobiographical fiction
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- Herman Melville
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- United States, England
- Book.language
- English
- Book.genre
- Travel literature
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- literary work
- Author
- Herman Melville
- Genre
- travel literature
- Country of origin
- United States
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- 1846-02-26
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- A Peep at Polynesian Life
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- English language
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- novel
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