Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published in early part of 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Consider

� MORE than three years have elapsed since the occurrence of the events recorded in this volume. The interval, with the exception of the last few months, has

This is the extended and annotated edition including an extensive biographical annotation about the author and his life. Typee (1846; in full: Typee: A Peep at