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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)
  
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THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS; OR, A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE.
  
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TO LEMUEL SHAW, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, THIS LITTLE WORK IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED
  
PREFACE.
  
CONTENTS.

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A RESIDENCE IN THE MARQUESAS.
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CHAPTER I.
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CHAPTER II.
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CHAPTER III.
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CHAPTER IV.
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CHAPTER V.
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CHAPTER VI.
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CHAPTER VII.
 VIII. 
CHAPTER VIII.
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CHAPTER IX.
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CHAPTER X.
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CHAPTER XI.
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CHAPTER XII.
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CHAPTER XIII.
 XIV. 
CHAPTER XIV.
 XV. 
CHAPTER XV.
 XVI. 
CHAPTER XVI.
 XVII. 
CHAPTER XVII.
 XVIII. 
CHAPTER XVIII.
 XIX. 
CHAPTER XIX.
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CHAPTER XX.
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CHAPTER XXI.
 XXII. 
CHAPTER XXII.
 XXIII. 
CHAPTER XXIII.
 XXIV. 
CHAPTER XXIV.
 XXV. 
CHAPTER XXV.
 XXVI. 
CHAPTER XXVI.
 XXVII. 
CHAPTER XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
CHAPTER XXVIII.
 XXIX. 
CHAPTER XXIX.
 XXX. 
CHAPTER XXX.
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CHAPTER XXXI.
 XXXII. 
CHAPTER XXXII.
 XXXIII. 
CHAPTER XXXIII.
 XXXIV. 
CHAPTER XXXIV.

  
APPENDIX.
  
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MR. MURRAY'S
  
History.
  
Biography.
  
Religion.
  
Poetry.
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Popular Travels.
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Art, Science, and General Literature.
  
Sporting.
  
Natural History.
  
Agriculture.
  
Rural and Domestic Economy.
  
Instruction and Amusement for Young Persons.
  
Classical and School Books.
  
MR. MURRAY'S
  
Popular Reading for all Classes.
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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.

By HERMAN MELVILLE.

LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
© 1846.
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