Contents
Preface
CHAPTER 1 • The Sea • Longings for Shore • A Land-sick Ship • Destination of the Voyagers • The Marquesas • Adventure of a Missionary’s Wife among the Savages • Characteristic Anecdote of the Queen of Nukuheva
CHAPTER 2 • 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 3 • Some Account of the late operations of the French at the Marquesas • Prudent Conduct of the Admiral • Sensation produced by the Arrival of the Strangers • The first Horse seen by the Islanders • Reflections • Miserable Subterfuge of the French • Digression concerning Tahiti • Seizure of the Island by the Admiral • Spirited Conduct of an English Lady
CHAPTER 4 • State of Affairs aboard the Ship • Contents of her Larder • Length of South Seamen’s Voyages • Account of a Flying Whaleman • Determination to Leave the Vessel • The Bay of Nukuheva • The Typees • Invasion of their Valley by Porter • Reflections • Glen of Tior • Interview between the old King and the French Admiral
CHAPTER 5 • Thoughts previous to attempting an Escape • Toby, a Fellow Sailor, agrees to share the Adventure • Last Night aboard the Ship
CHAPTER 6 • A Specimen of Nautical Oratory • Criticisms of the Sailors • The Starboard Watch are given a Holiday • The Escape to the Mountains
CHAPTER 7 • 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 8 • The Important Question, Typee or Happar? • A Wild-Goose Chase • My Sufferings • Disheartening Situation • A Night in a Ravine • Morning Meal • Happy Idea of Toby • Journey towards the Valley
CHAPTER 9 • Perilous Passage of the Ravine • Descent into the Valley
CHAPTER 10 • 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 11 • Midnight Reflections • Morning Visitors • A Warrior in Costume • Savage Æsculapius • Practice of the Healing Art • Body Servant • A Dwelling-house of the Valley described • Portraits of its Inmates
CHAPTER 12 • Officiousness of Kory-Kory • His Devotion • A Bath in the Stream • Want of Refinement of the Typee Damsels • Stroll with Mehevi • A Typee Highway • Taboo Groves • The Hoolah-Hoolah Ground • The Ti • Time-worn Savages • Hospitality of Mehevi • Midnight Misgivings • Adventure in the Dark • Distinguished Honors paid to the Visitors • Strange Procession and Return to the House of Marheyo
CHAPTER 13 • Attempt to procure Relief from Nukuheva • Perilous Adventure of Toby in the Happar Mountain • Eloquence of Kory-Kory
CHAPTER 14 • 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 15 • Kindness of Marheyo and the rest of the Islanders • A full Description of the Bread-fruit Tree • Different Modes of preparing the Fruit
CHAPTER 16 • Melancholy condition • Occurrence at the Ti • Anecdote of Marheyo • Shaving the Head of a Warrior
CHAPTER 17 • Improvement in Health and Spirits • Felicity of the Typees • Their enjoyments compared with those of more enlightened Communities • Comparative Wickedness of civilized and unenlightened People • A Skirmish in the Mountain with the Warriors of Happar
CHAPTER 18 • 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 19 • Reflections after Marnoo’s Departure • Battle of the Pop-guns • Strange conceit of Marheyo • Process of making Tappa
CHAPTER 20 • History of a day as usually spent in the Typee Valley • Dances of the Marquesan Girls
CHAPTER 21 • The Spring of Arva Wai • Remarkable Monumental Remains • Some ideas with regard to the History of the Pi-Pis found in the Valley
CHAPTER 22 • 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 23 • The Feast of Calabashes
CHAPTER 24 • Ideas suggested by the Feast of Calabashes • Inaccuracy of certain published Accounts of the Islands • A Reason • Neglected State of Heathenism in the Valley • 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 25 • 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
CHAPTER 26 • King Mehevi • Allusion to his Hawiian Majesty • Conduct of Marheyo and Mehevi in certain delicate matters • Peculiar system of Marriage • Number of Population • Uniformity * Embalming • Places of Sepulture • Funeral obsequies at Nukuheva • Number of Inhabitants in Typee • Location of the Dwellings • Happiness enjoyed in the Valley • A Warning • Some ideas with regard to the Civilization of the Islands • Reference to the Present state of the Hawiians • Story of a Missionary’s Wife • Fashionable Equipages at Oahu • Reflections
CHAPTER 27 • The Social Condition and General Character of the Typees
CHAPTER 28 • Fishing Parties • Mode of distributing the Fish • Midnight Banquet • Timekeeping Tapers • Unceremonious style of eating the Fish
CHAPTER 29 • Natural History of the Valley • Golden Lizards • Tameness of the Birds • Mosquitos • Flies • Dogs • A solitary Cat • The Climate • The Cocoa-nut Tree • Singular modes of climbing it • An agile young Chief • Fearlessness of the Children • Too-Too and the Cocoa-nut Tree • The Birds of the Valley
CHAPTER 30 • A Professor of the Fine Arts • His Persecutions • Something about Tattooing and Tabooing • Two Anecdotes in illustration of the latter • A few thoughts on the Typee Dialect
CHAPTER 31 • Strange custom of the Islanders • Their Chanting, and the peculiarity of their Voice • Rapture of the King at first hearing a Song • A new Dignity conferred on the Author • Musical Instruments in the Valley • Admiration of the Savages at beholding a Pugilistic Performance • Swimming Infant • Beautiful Tresses of the Girls • Ointment for the Hair
CHAPTER 32 • Apprehensions of Evil • Frightful Discovery • Some remarks on Cannibalism • Second Battle with the Happars • Savage Spectacle • Mysterious Feast • Subsequent Disclosures
CHAPTER 33 • The Stranger again arrives in the Valley • Singular Interview with him • Attempt to Escape • Failure • Melancholy Situation • Sympathy of Marheyo
CHAPTER 34 • The Escape
Appendix • Provisional cession to Lord George Paulet of the Sandwich Islands
Sequel • The Story of Toby