Download or read book Omoo (Annotated) written by Herman Melville and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is the second book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1847, and a sequel to his first South Sea narrative Typee, also based on the author's experiences in the South Pacific. After leaving the island of Nuku Hiva, the main character ships aboard a whaling vessel that makes its way to Tahiti, after which there is a mutiny and the majority of the crew are imprisoned on Tahiti.