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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

Herman Melville's first book, partly based on his actual experiences as a captive on Nuku Hiva (which Melville spelled as Nukuheva) in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands

Print Book, English, 1846
John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, 1846