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Narrative of a four months' residence among the natives of a valley of the Marquesas Islands, or, A peep at Polynesian life

Melville, Herman (1819-1891)

THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS; OR, A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE.

TO LEMUEL SHAW, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, THIS LITTLE WORK IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED

A RESIDENCE IN THE MARQUESAS.

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