Project Gutenberg 2009-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 270 Melville, Herman 1819 1891 Melville, Hermann Typee Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typee "Typee" by Herman Melville is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It tells the story of a group of sailors, particularly focusing on one unnamed narrator, who escapes from a whaling ship and finds himself among the Polynesian islands of the Marquesas. The narrative explores themes of civilization versus primitivism, the allure of exotic cultures, and the adventure of survival in an unfamiliar world. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the narrator who reflects on the harrowing experience of being stranded at sea for six months while hunting sperm whales. The ship is in a state of deprivation, leading the crew to a desperate longing for land. As they approach the Marquesas, the narrator is filled with romantic and fearful anticipation of the savage yet enchanting life that awaits him on the islands. Eventually, he decides to escape the oppressive conditions aboard his ship, seeking freedom in the unknown land. With a fellow sailor named Toby, he begins plotting their daring escape to the mountains of the island, setting the stage for adventure and exploration of the Marquesan culture they are about to encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Adventure stories Indigenous peoples -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 636140 2025-07-12T03:44:29.108665 text/html 636262 2022-12-19T14:26:07 text/html 783076 2009-05-01T05:48:38 text/html 2173560 2025-07-12T03:44:36.334662 application/epub+zip 2170568 2025-07-12T03:44:30.010656 application/epub+zip 358780 2025-07-12T03:44:29.512665 application/epub+zip 2306619 2025-07-12T03:44:41.698633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2266175 2025-07-12T03:44:35.651630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84645 2022-09-13T10:27:52.113321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610169 2025-07-12T03:44:28.662718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609939 2022-12-19T14:25:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20737 2025-07-12T03:44:41.843586 application/rdf+xml 18085 2025-07-12T03:44:29.614673 image/jpeg 3131 2025-07-12T03:44:29.563649 image/jpeg 232115 2022-12-19T14:27:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 2096152 2022-12-19T14:28:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 2099621 2025-07-12T03:44:29.191695 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia