Introduction

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# Introduction ## Overview This entity represents the introduction section of Herman Melville's novel "Typee". It is a textual component extracted from the file `typee.txt` and is part of the larger collection "Melville Complete Works". The introduction spans from line 1 to line 14 of the source file. ## Context The introduction is the initial textual segment of the novel [Typee](arke:01KG8AJ7JY0RWHFPSHT34SW2RY), a work by Herman Melville. This text was extracted from the file named [typee.txt](arke:01KG89J1JYRSHWXR7JM0HYS9D4), which is part of the comprehensive [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The introduction immediately precedes the preface of the novel. ## Contents This introduction contains the title of the work, "Typee: A Romance of the South Seas," and attributes authorship to Herman Melville. It serves as the opening statement of the novel, setting the stage before the preface and the main narrative.

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Introduction

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TYPEE A ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH SEAS By Herman Melville

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Introduction