Typee is a fast-moving adventure tale, an autobiographical account of the author's polynesian stay, an examination of the nature of good and evil, and a frank exploration of sensuality and exotic ritual. For more than se...Typee is a fast-moving adventure tale, an autobiographical account of the author's polynesian stay, an examination of the nature of good and evil, and a frank exploration of sensuality and exotic ritual. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world.