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EPISODE · Mar 6, 2026 · 12 MIN

Omoo Chapter Chapters 55-56

from The Herman Melville Library · host Herman Melville

In which the narrator and his companions explore the verdant and varied landscape of a tropical island, taking note of its wild cattle, ancient burial sites, and the scars borne by its vegetation from past human conflicts. In which a restless night among mosquitoes leads them to seek refuge in a decaying war-canoe, only to find themselves adrift upon the water come morning, the island’s subtle perils never far from their thoughts.

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Omoo Chapter Chapters 55-56

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