| CHAPTER I. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER II. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER III. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER IV. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER V. |
Thoughts previous to attempting an Escape—Toby, a Fellow Sailor, agrees
to share the Adventure—Last Night aboard the Ship |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
A Specimen of Nautical Oratory—Criticisms of the Sailors—The Starboard
Watch are given a Holiday—The Escape to the Mountains |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER VIII. |
The Important Question, Typee or Happar?—A Wild-Goose Chace—My
Sufferings—Disheartening Situation—A Night in a Ravine—Morning
Meal—Happy Idea of Toby—Journey towards the Valley |
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| CHAPTER IX. |
| Perilous Passage of the Ravine—Descent into the Valley |
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| CHAPTER X. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER XI. |
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 |
83 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
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
—Time-worn Savages—Hospitality of Mehevi—Midnight Misgivings—
Adventure in the Dark—Distinguished Honours paid to the Visitors—
Strange Procession and Return to the House of Marheyo |
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| CHAPTER XIII. |
Attempt to procure Relief from Nukuheva—Perilous Adventure of Toby in
the Happar Mountain—Eloquence of Kory-Kory |
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| CHAPTER XIV. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER XV. |
Kindness of Marheyo and the rest of the Islanders—A full Description of the
Bread-fruit Tree—Different Modes of preparing the Fruit |
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| CHAPTER XVI. |
Melancholy condition—Occurrence at the Ti—Anecdote of Marheyo—
Shaving the Head of a Warrior |
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| CHAPTER XVII. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER XIX. |
Reflections after Marnoo's Departure—Battle of the Pop-guns—Strange conceit
of Marheyo—Process of making Tappa |
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| CHAPTER XX. |
History of a day as usually spent in the Typee Valley—Dances of the Marquesan
Girls |
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| CHAPTER XXI. |
The Spring of Arva Wai—Remarkable Monumental Remains—Some ideas
with regard to the History of the Pi-Pis found in the Valley |
171 |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| The Feast of Calabashes |
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| CHAPTER XXIV. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER XXV. |
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 Marquesas—Few
Evidences of Intercourse with Civilized Beings—Dilapidated Musket—
Primitive Simplicity of Government—Regal Dignity of Mehevi |
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| CHAPTER XXVI. |
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 Sepulchre—
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 |
209 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. |
| The Social Condition and General Character of the Typees |
222 |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. |
Fishing Parties—Mode of distributing the Fish—Midnight Banquet—Timekeeping
Tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the Fish |
229 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. |
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 |
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| CHAPTER XXX. |
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 |
240 |
| CHAPTER XXXI. |
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 |
249 |
| CHAPTER XXXII. |
Apprehensions of Evil—Frightful Discovery—Some remarks on Cannibalism
—Second Battle with the Happars—Savage Spectacle—Mysterious Feast—
Subsequent Disclosures |
254 |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. |
The Stranger again arrives in the Valley—Singular Interview with him—
Attempt to Escape—Failure—Melancholy Situation—Sympathy of Marheyo |
264 |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. |
| The Escape |
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| APPENDIX. |
| Provisional cession to Lord George Paulet of the Sandwich Islands |
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