Melville, Herman (1819-1891) - An American author who used his experiences
at sea as the basis for his writings. Melville received little literary
attention during his career, and it was not until thirty years after his
death that he began to be recognized as one of America's greatest writers.
Typee (1846) - A novel based on Melville's experiences in the Marquesas
Islands. It includes an account of his captivity among the cannibalistic
Typees.
