Mardi: and A Voyage Thither

TitleMardi: and A Voyage Thither
Year for Search1849
AuthorsMelville, Herman(1819-1891)
Volume / Edition2 vols.
Date Published1849
PublisherHarper & Brothers
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Mardi is the most complex of Melville's early novels and includes some elements of the South Seas island eutopia, fantasy, and political satire using thinly disguised imaginary countries.

Additional Publishers

U.K. ed. 3 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1849. Rpt. ed. Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parker and G. Thomas Tanselle. Vol. 3 of The Writings of Herman Melville. Evanston and Chicago, IL: Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library, 1970.

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Author Note

(1819-91)

Full Text

1849 Melville, Herman (1819-91). Mardi: and A Voyage Thither. 2 vols. New York: Harper & Brothers. U.K. ed. 3 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1849. Rpt. ed. Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parker and G. Thomas Tanselle. Vol. 3 of The Writings of Herman Melville. Evanston and Chicago, IL: Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library, 1970.

Mardi is the most complex of Melville’s early novels and includes some elements of the South Seas island eutopia, fantasy, and political satire using thinly disguised imaginary countries. See also 1846 Melville.