Tommo and Toby jump ship in hopes of finding the utopian village of the Happars in the Marquesa Islands. Instead, they are captured by cannibals. Toby escapes, while Tommo, hurt, stays and is nursed by the beautiful Fayaway; eventually finding the natives' sensuous lifestyle very attractive he must make a choice whether to stay or return to civiliz
Tommo and Toby jump ship in hopes of finding the utopian village of the Happars in the Marquesa Islands. Instead, they are captured by cannibals. Toby escapes, while Tommo, hurt, stays and is nursed by the beautiful Fayaway; eventually finding the natives' sensuous lifestyle very attractive he must make a choice whether to stay or return to civilization, which he eventually decides to do. For ten points, this the plot summary of what novel, Herman Melville's first, which preceded _Omoo_?
Tommo and Toby jump ship in hopes of finding the utopian village of the Happars in the Marquesa Islands.
Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life