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Mardi and a Voyage Thither by Herman Melville; Harrison Hayford; G. Thomas Tanselle; Hershel Parker is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Presented as narratives of his own South Sea experiences, Melville's first two books had roused incredulity in many readers. Their disbelief, he declared, had been "the main inducement" in altering his plan for his third book, <i>Mardi: and a Voyage Thither</i> (1849). Melville wanted to exploit the "rich poetical material" of Polynesia and also to escape feeling "irked, cramped, & fettered" by a narrative of facts. "I began to feel . . . a longing to plume my pinions for a flight," he told his

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Author

Herman Melville; Harrison Hayford; G. Thomas Tanselle; Hershel Parker

Publisher

Northwestern University Press

Published

1970

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810100152

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Thriller, Fiction

Rating

3.29 / 5 (109 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14