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I thought I might see glimpses of the brilliance that was to come with Melville. I didn't find much. Still, it's an interesting piece of mid-19th century travel/adventure/colonial mindset writing. Lots of exoticization of the female Marquesans...but I'm not going to type it all out.
Typee was finished by Autumn 1845; Moby Dick first published in 1851.
loc 311: "Oh! for a refreshing glimpse of one blade of grass--for a snuff at the fragrance of a handful of the loamy earth! Is there nothing fresh a ...more
Typee was finished by Autumn 1845; Moby Dick first published in 1851.
loc 311: "Oh! for a refreshing glimpse of one blade of grass--for a snuff at the fragrance of a handful of the loamy earth! Is there nothing fresh a ...more
Dec 22, 2009
Juliana Philippa
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O'Rissa
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Suzanne
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