An edition of Omoo (1847)

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a narrative of adventures in the South Seas

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An edition of Omoo (1847)

Omoo

a narrative of adventures in the South Seas

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Melville's continuing adventures in the South Seas—now for the first time in Penguin ClassicsFollowing the commercial and critical success of Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo. Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melville's personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, Melville gives a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century filled with colorful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia.

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Omoo
2010-05-21, LibriVox
in English
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Omoo
2003-05-01, Project Gutenberg
in English
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Omoo: a narrative of adventures in the South Seas
1968, Northwestern University Press
in English
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Omoo
1963, Russell & Russell
in English - Standard edition.
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Omoo: a narrative of adventures in the South Seas
1921, J. M. Dent & sons, ltd., E. P. Dutton & co.
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Omoo
1921-06, Page
in English
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Omoo: a narrative of adventures in the South Seas
1907, J.M. Dent & Co., E.P. Dutton & Co.
in English
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Omoo: a narrative of adventures in the South Seas
1892, W.R. Caldwell & Co
in English
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Cover of: Omoo
Omoo: a narrative of adventures in the South Seas
1850, Harper & brothers, [etc ., etc.]
in English
Cover of: Omoo; a narrative of adventures in the South Seas

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Published in
London & Toronto, New York

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ3.M498 O20

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Pagination
xiv, 328 p.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7145087M
Internet Archive
omoonarrativeofa00melviala
LCCN
22005179

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April 23, 2020 Edited by Lisa Added new cover
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from Internet Archive item record