Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, credited to Herman Melville, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, by Herman Melville. Read by Tricia G. Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is Herman Melville's sequel to Typee, and, as such, was also autobiographical. After leaving Nuku Hiva, the main character ships aboard a whaling vessel which makes its way to Tahiti, after which there is a mutiny and the majority of the crew are imprisoned on Tahiti. The book follows the actions of the narrator as he explores Tahiti and remarks on their customs and way of life. Many sources incorrectly assert that Omoo is based on Melville's stay in the Marquesas. The novel is, in fact, exclusively based on his experiences in the Society Islands. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
• Author credits: Herman Melville
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 42
• Listed recording duration: 11:30:44

Catalogue topics

• autobiography
• fiction
• sea stories
• Tahiti
• Imeeo
• Marquesas
• Society Islands
• mutiny

Opening tracks: first 24 of 42

1. 00 - Preface and Introduction — 6:35
2. 01 - Chapters 1-2 — 19:32
3. 02 - Chapters 3-4 — 13:54
4. 03 - Chapters 5-6 — 13:40
5. 04 - Chapters 7-8 — 15:56
6. 05 - Chapters 9-10 — 18:14
7. 06 - Chapters 11-12 — 18:31
8. 07 - Chapters 13-14 — 12:10
9. 08 - Chapters 15-16 — 9:00
10. 09 - Chapters 17-18 — 15:08
11. 10 - Chapters 19-20 — 23:37
12. 11 - Chapters 21-22 — 17:06
13. 12 - Chapters 23-24 — 17:30
14. 13 - Chapters 25-26 — 16:55
15. 14 - Chapters 27-28 — 14:34
16. 15 - Chapters 29-30 — 16:55
17. 16 - Chapters 31-32 — 25:28
18. 17 - Chapters 33-34 — 14:43
19. 18 - Chapters 35-36 — 17:58
20. 19 - Chapters 37-38 — 21:22
21. 20 - Chapters 39-40 — 14:37
22. 21 - Chapters 41-42 — 15:41
23. 22 - Chapters 43-44 — 14:13
24. 23 - Chapters 45-46 — 21:06

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