Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (1846) is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, a classic in the literature of travel and adventure partly based on his actual experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva (which Melville spelled as Nukuheva) in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands, in 1842.
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Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas (1847) is the second book by American writer Herman Melville, and a sequel to Typee.