|    Login    |    Register

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life

Contributors:

By (Author) Herman Melville
Introduction by Robert Sullivan

ISBN:

9780375757457

Publisher:

Random House USA Inc

Imprint:

Modern Library Inc

Publication Date:

15th July 2001

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

813.3

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

336

Dimensions:

Width 132mm, Height 201mm, Spine 19mm

Weight:

261g

Description

Melville's provocative and lively classic adventure and travel story set in the exotic South Seaas during the early 1840's with new introduction, commentary, notes and reading group guide.

Reviews

"A classic of American literature [and] the pioneer in South Sea romance."
- Arthur Stedman

Author Bio

Robert Sullivan is a contributing editor at Vogue and author of The Meadowlands- Wilderness Adventures at the Edge of a City and A Whale Hunt. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

See all

Other titles by Herman Melville

See all

Other titles from Random House USA Inc