OmooOmooReading editionChapter navigation83 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…OmooChapter I · MY RECEPTION ABOARDChapter II · SOME ACCOUNT OF THE SHIPChapter III · FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE JULIAChapter IV · A SCENE IN THE FORECASTLEChapter V · WHAT HAPPENED AT HYTYHOOChapter VI · WE TOUCH AT LA DOMINICAChapter VII · WHAT HAPPENED AT HANNAMANOOChapter VIII · THE TATTOOERS OF LA DOMINICAChapter IX · WE STEER TO THE WESTWARD—STATE OF AFFAIRSChapter X · A SEA-PARLOUR DESCRIBED, WITH SOME OF ITS TENANTSChapter XI · DOCTOR LONG GHOST A WAG—ONE OF HIS CAPERSChapter XII · DEATH AND BURIAL OF TWO OF THE CREWChapter XIII · OUR DESTINATION CHANGEDChapter XIV · ROPE YARNChapter XV · CHIPS AND BUNGSChapter XVI · WE ENCOUNTER A GALEChapter XVII · THE CORAL ISLANDSChapter XVIII · TAHITIChapter XIX · A SURPRISE—MORE ABOUT BEMBOChapter XX · THE ROUND ROBIN—VISITORS FROM SHOREChapter XXI · PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSULChapter XXII · THE CONSUL’S DEPARTUREChapter XXIII · THE SECOND NIGHT OFF PAPEETEEChapter XXIV · OUTBREAK OF THE CREWChapter XXV · JERMIN ENCOUNTERS AN OLD SHIPMATEChapter XXVI · WE ENTER THE HARBOUR—JIM THE PILOTChapter XXVII · A GLANCE AT PAPEETEE—WE ARE SENT ABOARD THE FRIGATEChapter XXVIII · RECEPTION FROM THE FRENCHMANChapter XXIX · THE REINE BLANCHEChapter XXX · THEY TAKE US ASHORE—WHAT HAPPENED THEREChapter XXXI · THE CALABOOZA BERETANEEChapter XXXII · PROCEEDINGS OF THE FRENCH AT TAHITIChapter XXXIII · WE RECEIVE CALLS AT THE HOTEL DE CALABOOZAChapter XXXIV · LIFE AT THE CALABOOZAChapter XXXV · VISIT FROM AN OLD ACQUAINTANCEChapter XXXVI · WE ARE CARRIED BEFORE THE CONSUL AND CAPTAINChapter XXXVII · THE FRENCH PRIESTS PAY THEIR RESPECTSChapter XXXVIII · LITTLE JULIA SAILS WITHOUT USChapter XXXIX · JERMIN SERVES US A GOOD TURN—FRIENDSHIPS IN POLYNESIAChapter XL · WE TAKE UNTO OURSELVES FRIENDSChapter XLI · WE LEVY CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE SHIPPINGChapter XLII · MOTOO-OTOO A TAHITIAN CASUISTChapter XLIII · ONE IS JUDGED BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPSChapter XLIV · CATHEDRAL OF PAPOAR—THE CHURCH OF THE COCOA-NUTSChapter XLV · MISSIONARY’S SERMON; WITH SOME REFLECTIONSChapter XLVI · SOMETHING ABOUT THE KANNAKIPPERSChapter XLVII · HOW THEY DRESS IN TAHITIChapter XLVIII · TAHITI AS IT ISChapter XLIX · SAME SUBJECT CONTINUEDChapter L · SOMETHING HAPPENS TO LONG GHOSTChapter LI · WILSON GIVES US THE CUT—DEPARTURE FOR IMEEOChapter LII · THE VALLEY OF MARTAIRChapter LIII · FARMING IN POLYNESIAChapter LIV · SOME ACCOUNT OF THE WILD CATTLE IN POLYNESIAChapter LV · A HUNTING RAMBLE WITH ZEKEChapter LVI · MOSQUITOESChapter LVII · THE SECOND HUNT IN THE MOUNTAINSChapter LVIII · THE HUNTING-FEAST; AND A VISIT TO AFREHITOOChapter LIX · THE MURPHIESChapter LX · WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF US IN MARTAIRChapter LXI · PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEYChapter LXII · TAMAIChapter LXIII · A DANCE IN THE VALLEYChapter LXIV · MYSTERIOUSChapter LXV · THE HEGIRA, OR FLIGHTChapter LXVI · HOW WE WERE TO GET TO TALOOChapter LXVII · THE JOURNEY ROUND THE BEACHChapter LXVIII · A DINNER-PARTY IN IMEEOChapter LXIX · THE COCOA-PALMChapter LXX · LIFE AT LOOHOOLOOChapter LXXI · WE START FOR TALOOChapter LXXII · A DEALER IN THE CONTRABANDChapter LXXIII · OUR RECEPTION IN PARTOOWYEChapter LXXIV · RETIRING FOR THE NIGHT—THE DOCTOR GROWS DEVOUTChapter LXXV · A RAMBLE THROUGH THE SETTLEMENTChapter LXXVI · AN ISLAND JILT—WE VISIT THE SHIPChapter LXXVII · A PARTY OF ROVERS—LITTLE LOO AND THE DOCTORChapter LXXVIII · MRS. BELLChapter LXXIX · TALOO CHAPEL—HOLDING COURT IN POLYNESIAChapter LXXX · QUEEN POMAREEChapter LXXXI · WE VISIT THE COURTChapter LXXXII · WHICH ENDS THE BOOKBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Part 1 — Chapter I · MY RECEPTION ABOARDAll chapters and sections (83)Other sectionsOmooPart 1 · Chapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839Part 2 · Chapters40414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970717273747576777879808182Adventures in the South Seasby Herman MelvilleCHAPTER I. MY RECEPTION ABOARD →