Mardi

Mardi
First edition title page
AuthorHerman Melville
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance literature
Published
  • 1849 (New York: Harper & Brothers)
  • 1849 (London: Richard Bentley)
Publication placeUnited States, England
Media typePrint
Preceded byOmoo 
Followed byRedburn 

Mardi: and a Voyage Thither is the third book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. Beginning as a travelogue in the vein of the author's two previous efforts, the adventure story gives way to a romance story, which in its turn gives way to a philosophical quest.

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