Typee by Herman Melville (Complete Full Version)

by Herman Melville

Overview

Based on Melville's actual experiences after having jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands, this work was extremely popular, and provoked disbelief among its readers until the events it described were corroborated by Melville's fellow castaway, Richard Greene. While the book is based on fact, Typee is properly considered a work of fiction: the three week stay on which the author based his story is extended to four months, and Melville drew extensively on contemporary accounts by Pacific explorers to add cultural detail to what might otherwise have been a straightforward story of escape, capture and re-escape.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013666450
Publisher:	Maran State Books
Publication date:	01/19/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	582 KB

About the Author

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His
earliest novels were bestsellers, but his popularity declined later
in his life. By the time of his death he had virtually been
forgotten, but his longest novel, Moby-Dick — largely considered a
failure during his lifetime, and responsible for Melville's drop in
popularity — was rediscovered in the 20th century as a literary
masterpiece.

Date of Birth:

August 1, 1819

Date of Death:

September 28, 1891

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

Attended the Albany Academy in Albany, New York, until age 15