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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life Audiobook
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Herman Melville is one of the greatest figures in literary history. His classic Moby Dick is generally considered the finest novel ever written by an American. Yet in Melville's day, Typee was a far more popular book. Largely autobiographical, this classic adventure story is set in the South Seas, where a runaway sailor is captured by the Typees. Described as "a fierce and unrelenting tribe of savages," the islanders have no intention of letting their captive go.
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"Exquisite! I wonder how often Melville thought of sweet Fayaway, or the final kindness of Marheyo, or the general carefree paradise of Typee when he was in his later life, obscure and forgotten, working a bleak office job in Manhattan. "
— christopher (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Endowed with freshness and originality to an extent that cannot fail to exhilarate the most enervated and blasé of circulating-library loungers.”
— London Times
Typee Listener Reviews
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" Not sure I can make it through this one . . . "
— Guy, 5/23/2011 -
" The "War & Peace" or "Les Misérables" of whaling; unfortunately I think his execution meandered and failed. "
— Rebecca, 5/22/2011 -
" Wow. Best book I've ever read, no shit and much to my surprise. "
— Sarah, 5/22/2011 -
" Frank Muller is a superb audio book reader. An epic reader for an epic story "
— Shane, 5/21/2011 -
" Best book. Of. All. Time. "
— Erin, 5/20/2011 -
" Few better in American literature. Everyone should read this book. "
— George, 5/19/2011 -
" one of those lovely books we had to read for English "
— Danielle, 5/15/2011 -
" This is the second reading of Moby Dick and it was fantastic. The best American novel; beats Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby by leaps and bounds. "
— Tim, 5/13/2011 -
" This book is so good, but it is so hard to read. Herman Melville could have summed the book up in about a 3 page story. It is still worth it to be able to say I have read it. <br/> "
— Zoey, 5/12/2011 -
" He made me feel like I was there. "
— Space, 12/28/2010 -
" An excellent book. Probably shouldn't have read it during Real Estate Transactions class over an 8 week period, but it's ok. "
— Stuart, 11/15/2010 -
" great every one should read this book! "
— Jim, 8/18/2010 -
" A entertaining and at times suspensful book. Starts a little slow, but develops well once you give it a chance. Sometimes reads as a travel review and then guickly turns into a tragedy. "
— Kyle, 6/5/2010 -
" Easily one of my favorites. Read the whole thing on my computer while in China thanks to project Gutenberg. "
— Shane, 11/18/2009 -
" Typee is my favorite Melville work. "
— Athena, 8/21/2009
About Herman Melville
Herman Melville (1819–1891) was born in New York City. Family hardships forced him to leave school for various occupations, including shipping as a cabin boy to Liverpool in 1839—a voyage that sparked his love for the sea. A shrewd social critic and philosopher in his fiction, he is considered an outstanding writer of the sea and a great stylist who mastered both realistic narrative and a rich, rhythmical prose. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and the posthumously published novella Billy Budd.
About George Guidall
George Guidall, winner of more than eighty AudioFile Earphones Awards, has won three of the prestigious Audie Award for Excellence in Audiobook Narration. In 2014 the Audio Publishers Association presented him with the Special Achievement Award for lifetime achievement/ During his thirty-year recording career he has recorded over 1,700 audiobooks, won multiple awards, been a mentor to many narrators, and shown by example the potential of fine storytelling. His forty-year acting career includes starring roles on Broadway, an Obie Award for best performance off Broadway, and frequent television appearances.