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The Herman Melville Library

The Herman Melville Library

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 Beneath the wide and wandering sky, this podcast casts its lines into the deep waters of story, history, and the restless questions that follow humankind wherever the tide may carry it. Each episode is a voyage - part chronicle, part meditation - where books become ships and ideas the shifting winds that drive them onward. Listeners are invited to step aboard, to hear tales of ambition and obsession, of quiet scholarship and roaring seas, and to consider what it means to chase knowledge across an ever-moving horizon. Come not merely to listen, but to sail, through the books of Herman Melville.Public domain
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    • Typee Chapter 27

      Typee Chapter 27
      Feb 21 2026
      In which the serene and harmonious existence of the Typees is explored, revealing a society governed not by formal laws but by an innate sense of honesty, unity, and mutual respect that defies the savage reputation often ascribed to them. The narrative gently uncovers their communal spirit, simple ideas of property, the valued role of women, and the subtle distinctions between kindness and ferocity that shape their way of life.
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      17 min
    • Typee Chapter 26

      Typee Chapter 26
      Feb 21 2026
      In which the noble King Mehevi presides over the idyllic valley of Typee, where a curious custom of polygamous marriage prevails among the gentle, indolent inhabitants, who live in harmony with nature and observe peculiar rites of sepulture and embalming. Yet beneath this pastoral scene, there lurks a sombre reflection on the destructive impact of foreign civilisation and missionary endeavours, which threaten to undo the peaceful happiness of these islanders by imposing alien vices and severing their native ways.
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      32 min
    • Typee Chapter 25

      Typee Chapter 25
      Feb 21 2026
      In which the narrator, through observant scrutiny at a vibrant festival, remarks upon the exquisite physical beauty and robust health of the Typee people, noting their diversity of complexion and the simplicity yet dignity of their social structure. He further discerns the limited, patriarchal authority of their chief, Mehevi, whose kingly stature is as natural and unadorned as the verdant valley they inhabit.
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      21 min
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