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| title | : | Omoo : A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas Writings of Herman Melville ; 2 |
| author | : | Melville, Herman.; Hayford, Harrison.; Tanselle, G. Thomas; Parker, Hershel. |
| publisher | : | Northwestern University Press |
| isbn10 | asin | : | 0810101602 |
| print isbn13 | : | 9780810101609 |
| ebook isbn13 | : | 9780585379951 |
| language | : | English |
| subject | Adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, Sea stories. | |
| publication date | : | 1968 |
| lcc | : | PS2380.F68 1968eb |
| ddc | : | 813/.3 |
| subject | : | Adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, Sea stories. |
Page i
THE WRITINGS OF HERMAN MELVILLE
The NorthwesternNewberry Edition
VOLUME TWO
Page ii
EDITORS
HARRISON HAYFORD, General Editor
HERSHEL PARKER, Associate General Editor
G. THOMAS TANSELLE, Bibliographical Editor
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATE
RICHARD COLLES JOHNSON
CONTRIBUTING SCHOLARS | |
WALTER E. BEZANSON | LELAND PHELPS |
MERLIN BOWEN | GORDON ROPER |
RICHARD HARTER FOGLE | ROMA ROSEN |
ELIZABETH FOSTER | ROBERT C. RYAN |
WILLIAM H. GILMAN | MERTON M. SEALTS, JR. |
HOWARD HORSFORD | MORRIS STAR |
LEON HOWARD | WILLARD THORP |
WILLIAM H. HUTCHINSON | NATHALIA WRIGHT |
ADVISORY BOARD
JOHN HURT FISHER For the Modem Language Association of America
WILLIAM M. GIBSON For the Center for Editions of American Authors
LEON HOWARD For the MLA American Literature Group
WILLARD THORP For the MLA American Literature Group
MOODY E. PRIOR For Northwestern University
ROBERT PLANT ARMSTRONG For Northwestern University Press
LAWRENCE W. TOWNER For The Newberry Library
Page iii
Omoo
Page iv
This volume edited by
HARRISON HAYFORD
HERSHEL PARKER
G. THOMAS TANSELLE
Historical Note by
GORDON ROPER
Page v
A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
HERMAN MELVILLE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS
and
THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY
Evanston and Chicago
1968
Page vi
THE RESEARCH reported herein was prepared pursuant to a contract with the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, under the provisions of the Coperative Research Program, and is in the public domain.
Publication of the NorthwesternNewberry Edition of THE WRITINGS OF HERMAN MELVILLE has been made possible through the financial support of Northwestern University and its Research Committee, and of the Newberry Library. This edition originated with Northwestern University Press, Inc., which reserves all rights against commercial reproduction by offset-lithographic or equivalent copying processes.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER 6711991
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FIRST PRINTING, 1968
SECOND PRINTING, 1975
THIRD PRINTING, 1978
FOURTH PRINTING, 1986
FIFTH PRINTING, 1992
SIXTH PRINTING, 2000
ISBN 0-8101-0160-2
Page vii
TO
Herman Gansevoort ,
of Gansevoort, Saratoga County, New York,
THIS WORK IS CORDIALLY INSCRIBED
BY HIS NEPHEW,
THE AUTHOR
Page ix
Preface | xiii |
Introduction | |
Chapter 1 My Reception Aboard | |
Chapter 2 Some Account of the Ship | |
Chapter 3 Further Account of the Julia | |
Chapter 4 A Scene in the Forecastle | |
Chapter 5 What Happened at Hytyhoo | |
Chapter 6 We Touch at La Dominica | |
Chapter 7 What Happened at Hannamanoo | |
Chapter 8 The Tattooers of La Dominica | |
Chapter 9 We Steer to the Westward State of Affairs | |
Chapter 10 A Sea-Parlor Described, with Some of Its Tenants | |
Chapter 11 Doctor Long Ghost a Wag One of His Capers | |
Chapter 12 Death and Burial of Two of the Crew | |
Chapter 13 Our Destination Changed | |
Chapter 14 Rope-Yarn | |
Chapter 15 Chips and Bungs | |
Chapter 16 We Encounter a Gale | |
Chapter 17 The Coral Islands | |
Chapter 18 Tahiti |
Page x
Chapter 19 A Surprise More about Bembo | |
Chapter 20 The Round-Robin Visitors from Shore | |
Chapter 21 Proceedings of the Consul | |
Chapter 22 The Consuls Departure | |
Chapter 23 The Second Night off Papeetee | |
Chapter 24 Outbreak of the Crew | |
Chapter 25 Jermin Encounters an Old Shipmate | |
Chapter 26 We Enter the Harbor Jim the Pilot | |
Chapter 27 A Glance at Papeetee We are Sent aboard the Frigate | |
Chapter 28 Reception from the Frenchman | |
Chapter 29 The Reine Blanche | |
Chapter 30 They Take Us Ashore What Happened There | |
Chapter 31 The Calabooza Beretanee | |
Chapter 32 Proceedings of the French at Tahiti | |
Chapter 33 We Receive Calls at the Hotel de Calabooza | |
Chapter 34 Life at the Calabooza | |
Chapter 35 Visit from an Old Acquaintance | |
Chapter 36 We Are Carried before the Consul and Captain | |
Chapter 37 The French Priests Pay Their Respects | |
Chapter 38 Little Jule Sails without Us | |
Chapter 39 Jermin Serves Us a Good Turn Friendships in Polynesia | |
Chapter 40 We Take unto Ourselves Friends | |
Chapter 41 We Levy Contributions on the Shipping | |
Chapter 42 Motoo-Otoo A Tahitian Casuist | |
Chapter 43 One Is Judged by the Company He Keeps | |
Chapter 44 Cathedral of Papoar The Church of the Cocoa-Nuts |
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