Omoo (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Herman Melville
- First Published: 1847
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: Early 1840’s
- Setting: Tahiti and the South Seas
- Principal Characters: Herman Melville, Doctor Long Ghost, Captain Bob
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Sea story
- Subjects: Prisoners, Nineteenth century, Missions or missionaries, Ships, Sailing or sailors, Sea or seafaring life, South Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Whales or whaling, Mutiny, Tahiti
- Locales: Tahiti
The Story:
Rescued from the island of Typee by the crew of a British whaler, Herman Melville agreed to stay on the ship as a deckhand until it reached the next port, where he was to be placed ashore. The Julia, however, was not a well-managed vessel. Soon after Melville joined it, several of the men made an attempt to desert. These unfortunates were recovered quickly, however, by the timely aid of the islanders and the crew of a French man-of-war.
In the weeks of cruising that followed this adventure, Melville, relieved from duty because of a lameness in his leg,...
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