num_pages: 336
description: Melville's first and most popular novel during his lifetime, Typee is a provocative and lively account of his exploits in the exotic South Seas during the early 1840s, where he journeyed as a young sailor. This edition includes notes on the text.
language: English
title: Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
titlecomplete: Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (Modern Library Classics)
genres: Fiction, American, Adventure, Literature, Classics, Novels, Travel, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 5321
publisher: Modern Library