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Title: Typee

Author: Herman Melville

Release Date: May 1, 2009 [Ebook #28656]

Language: English

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[Illustration: FAYAWAY AND I HAD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE PARTY ON THE
LAKE]

TYPEE
HERMAN MELVILLE

ILLUSTRATIONS BY
MEAD SCHAEFFER

DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I A LAND-SICK SHIP 1
The sea--Longings for shore--A land-sick ship--Destination
of the voyagers
II TO THE MARQUESAS 5
Passage from the cruising ground to the Marquesas--Sleepy
times aboard ship--South Sea scenery--Land ho!--The French
squadron discovered at anchor in the bay of
Nukuheva--Strange pilot--Escort of canoes--A flotilla of
cocoa-nuts--Swimming visitors--The _Dolly_ boarded by
them--State of affairs that ensue.
III AFFAIRS ABOARD 14
State of affairs aboard the ship--Contents of her
larder--Length of South Seamen's voyages--Account of a
flying whale-man--Determination to leave the vessel--The
bay of Nukuheva--The Typees.
IV LAST NIGHT ABOARD 21
Thoughts previous to attempting an escape--Toby, a
fellow-sailor, agrees to share the adventure--Last night
aboard the ship.
V THE ESCAPE 26
A specimen of nautical oratory--Criticisms of the
sailors--The starboard watch are given a holiday--The
escape to the mountains.
VI DISAPPOINTMENT 34
The other side of the mo