num_pages: 210
description: Melville's first novel, "Typee" is a tale of adventure set in the primitive islands of the South Seas in the mid 19th century, based on the author's own experience.
language: English
title: Typee
titlecomplete: Typee
genres: Fiction, American, Adventure, Literature, Classics, Novels, Travel, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 5321
publisher: Wordsworth Editions