Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Herman Melville — Story, Setting & Ideas

CHAPTER I. A LAND-SICK SHIP The sea—Longings for shore—A land-sick ship—Destination of the voyagers

CHAPTER II. TO THE MARQUESAS Passage from the cruising ground to the Marquesas—Sleepy times aboard ship—South Sea scenery—Land ho!—The French squadron discovered at anchor in the bay of Nukuheva—Strange pilot—Escort of canoes—A flotilla of cocoa-nuts—Swimming visitors—The _Dolly_ boarded by them—State of affairs that ensue.

CHAPTER III. AFFAIRS ABOARD State of affairs aboard the ship—Contents of her larder—Length of South Seamen’s voyages—Account of a flying whale-man—Determination to leave the vessel—The bay of Nukuheva—The Typees.

CHAPTER IV. LAST NIGHT ABOARD Thoughts previous to attempting an escape—Toby, a fellow-sailor, agrees to share the adventure—Last night aboard the ship.

CHAPTER V. THE ESCAPE A specimen of nautical oratory—Criticisms of the sailors—The starboard watch are given a holiday—The escape to the mountains.

CHAPTER VI. DISAPPOINTMENT The other side of the mountain—Disappointment—Inventory of articles brought from the ship—Division of the stock of bread—Appearance of the interior of the island—A discovery—A ravine and waterfalls—A sleepless night—Further discoveries—My illness—A Marquesan landscape.

CHAPTER VII. A WILD-GOOSE CHASE The important question, Typee or Happar?—A wild-goose chase—My sufferings—Disheartening situation—A night in the ravine—Morning meal—Happy idea of Toby—Journey towards the valley.

CHAPTER VIII. INTO THE VALLEY Perilous passage of the ravine—Descent into the valley.

CHAPTER IX. CAUTIOUS ADVANCE The head of the valley—Cautious advance—A path—Fruit—Discovery of two of the natives—Their singular conduct—Approach towards the inhabited parts of the vale—Sensation produced by our appearance—Reception at the house of one of the natives.

CHAPTER X. MORNING VISITORS Midnight reflections—Morning visitors—A warrior in costume—A savage Æsculapius—Practice of the healing art—Body-servant—A dwelling-house of the valley described—Portraits of its inmates.

CHAPTER XI. ADVENTURE IN THE DARK Officiousness of Kory-Kory—His devotion—A bath in the stream—Want of refinement of the Typee damsels—Stroll with Mehevi—A Typee highway—The Taboo groves—The hoolah hoolah ground—The Ti—Timeworn savages—Hospitality of Mehevi—Midnight musings—Adventure in the dark—Distinguished honours paid to the visitors—Strange procession, and return to the house of Marheyo.

CHAPTER XII. ADVENTURE OF TOBY Attempt to procure relief from Nukuheva—Perilous adventure of Toby in the Happar Mountains—Eloquence of Kory-Kory.

CHAPTER XIII. A GREAT EVENT A great event happens in the valley—The island telegraph—Something befalls Toby—Fayaway displays a tender heart—Melancholy reflections—Mysterious conduct of the islanders—Devotion of Kory-Kory—A rural couch—A luxury—Kory-Kory strikes a light _à la_ Typee.

CHAPTER XIV. KINDNESS OF THE ISLANDERS Kindness of Marheyo and the rest of the islanders—A full description of the bread-fruit tree—Different modes of preparing the fruit.

CHAPTER XV. MELANCHOLY CONDITION Melancholy condition—Occurrence at the Ti—Anecdote of Marheyo—Shaving the head of a warrior.

CHAPTER XVI. IMPROVEMENT Improvement in health and spirits—Felicity of the Typees—A skirmish in the mountain with the warriors of Happar.

CHAPTER XVII. A STRANGER ARRIVES Swimming in company with the girls of the valley—A canoe—Effects of the taboo—A pleasure excursion on the pond—Beautiful freak of Fayaway—Mantua-making—A stranger arrives in the valley—His mysterious conduct—Native oratory—The interview—Its results—Departure of the stranger.

CHAPTER XVIII. BATTLE OF THE POP-GUNS Reflection after Marnoo’s departure—Battle of the pop-guns—Strange conceit of Marheyo—Process of making tappa.

CHAPTER XIX. DANCES History of a day as usually spent in the Typee valley—Dances of the Marquesan girls.

CHAPTER XX. MONUMENTS The spring of Arva Wai—Remarkable monumental remains—Some ideas with regard to the history of the pi-pis found in the valley.

CHAPTER XXI. A FESTIVAL Preparations for a grand festival in the valley—Strange doings in the Taboo Groves—Monument of Calabashes—Gala costume of the Typee damsels—Departure for the festival.

CHAPTER XXII. THE FEAST OF CALABASHES The Feast of Calabashes.

CHAPTER XXIII. RELIGION OF THE TYPEES Ideas suggested by the Feast of Calabashes—Effigy of a dead warrior—A singular superstition—The priest Kolory and the god Moa Artua—Amazing religious observance—A dilapidated shrine—Kory-Kory and the idol—An inference.

CHAPTER XXIV. BEAUTY OF THE TYPEES General information gathered at the festival—Personal beauty of the Typees—Their superiority over the inhabitants of the other islands—Diversity of complexion—A vegetable cosmetic and ointment—Testimony of voyagers to the uncommon beauty of the Marquesans—Few evidences of intercourse with civilized beings—Dilapidated musket—Primitive simplicity of government—Regal dignity of Mehevi.