Publisher's Synopsis
Typee is the first book written by American writer Herman Melville, published at two places in London and then in then New York. The title of the book comes from the valley of Taipivai, once known as Taipi. Typee is one of the most popular book authored by Melville. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is partly based on the author's actual experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842, liberally supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and adaptation of material from other books.
