A faint type of both characters may be found in the Surinam Yarico of Captain John Gabriel Stedman, whose 'Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition' appeared in 1796.
'Typee,' as written, contained passages reflecting with considerable severity on the methods pursued by missionaries in the South Seas.

The manuscript was printed in a complete form in England, and created much discussion on this account, Melville being accused of bitterness; but he asserted his lack of prejudice.

The passages referred to were omitted in the first and all subsequent American editions.

They have been restored in the present issue, which is complete save for a few paragraphs excluded by written direction of the author.

I have, with the consent of his family, changed the long and cumbersome sub-title of the book, calling it a 'Real-Romance of the South Seas,' as best expressing its nature.
The success of his first volume encouraged Melville to proceed in his work, and 'Omoo,' the sequel to 'Typee,' appeared in England and America in 1847.