[DOC] [TLE] Herman Melville - Wikipedia [PAR] Herman Melville (August 1, 1819  September 28, 1891) was an American 
novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His 
best known works include Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in 
Polynesian life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). ... His first novel not 
based on his own experiences, Mardi (1849), is a sea... [DOC] [TLE] The American Tradition in Literature, Shorter | About the Author [PAR] He returned home briefly to teach school, but almost immediately shipped out 
again for the South Pacific where he and a friend deserted their whaler for a ... 
Typee (1846), a fictionalized account of his experiences in the South Pacific, ... 
Moby Dick was the first major novel to examine the North American whaling 
industry. [DOC] [TLE] hss_mcmichael_literature_8|Author Modules|Herman Melville [PAR] He then signed on as a harpooner on a whaling ship bound for the Hawaiian 
Islands. ... In 1846 he published his first book, Typee, A Peep at Polynesian Life, 
... of Adventures in the South Seas, which drew upon his experiences in Tahiti. ... 
He wrote Redburn (1849), a novel based on his youthful voyage to Liverpool, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Herman Melville . Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World ... [PAR] In 1839, at the age of 20, Melville took his first voyage across the Atlantic sea as a 
... and a half aboard the Acushnet, Melville and a fellow seaman deserted the 
ship, ... from his own experiences as well as other peoples' fantastic stories that 
he heard ... Typee was published in Britain in February of 1846 to favorable 
reviews. [DOC] [TLE] Herman Melville - Author, Poet - Biography.com [PAR] Dec 9, 2015 ... Herman Melville was an American author known for his novel Moby Dick. ... in 
1839, his experiences spawning his successful early novels Typee (1846) and 
Omoo (1847). ... Following his death in New York City in 1891, he posthumously 
... to South America, the Essex met its doom in the Pacific Ocean in... [DOC] [TLE] Literature in the South Pacific [PAR] An introduction to the famous authors and books of Pacific literature from ... 
whaler at Nuku Hiva in 1842 and Typee (1846) describes his experiences there. 
... His South Sea Tales (1911) was the first of the 10 books that he wrote on the 
Pacific. ... W. Somerset Maugham toured Polynesia in 1916-1917 to research his 
novel,... [DOC] [TLE] Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life by Herman Melville  Reviews ... [PAR] A terrific adventure story (based on a real-life experience) interspersed with .... 
Melville's first novel is his barely fictionalized account of his escape from a shitty 
... with the topic of cannibalism when he published his first work Typee in 1846, ... 
on the experiences he had when he lived among the natives of the South Pacific
... [DOC] [TLE] Herman Melville Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline [PAR] In 1841, he travelled from Fairhaven, Massachusetts on the whaler ship ... In 
1846, his first book titled 'Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life' was published. The 
book was based on his real life experiences on the island of Nuku Hiva in French 
Polynesia ... It narrates his experiences in South Pacific, after he abandoned his 
ship. [DOC] [TLE] Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence ... [PAR] Editorial Reviews. Review. "Attractive editions, clear type, good introductions and 
annotations. ... It established his reputation as the literary discoverer of the South 
Seas and inspired the ... Author interviews, book reviews, editors picks, and more
. .... "Typee" is based on Melville's experiences when, as a young man of 22, he... [DOC] [TLE] August 1st: Today's Birthday in Literature: Herman Melville [PAR] Aug 1, 2013 ... His literature chronicled his experiences aboard various ships and on scattered 
islands in the South Pacific. His popularity peaked during his lifetime in the 1840s

Question: His first novel, "Typee", in 1846, was based on his experiences when he deserted a whaler in the south Pacific
Answer: Herman Melville