Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (1846), by Herman Melville(part I and II) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530929092)

Lemuel Shaw (January 9, 1781 - March 30, 1861) was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1830-1860). Prior to his appointment he also served for several years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a state senator. Typee: a peep at Polynesian life. During a four months' residence in a valley of the Marquesas Typee is a fast-moving adventure tale, an autobiographical account of the author's Polynesian stay, an examination of the nature of good and evil, and a frank exploration of sensuality and exotic ritual. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators

Author: Lemuel Shaw, Herman Melville
ISBN-10: 1530929091
ISBN-13: 9781530929092
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2016
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.36d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 12.6
Point Value: 25
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 50687 / Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life