complete edition released by the Harper Brothers on May 1 of that year. Murray included both Typee and Omoo in his Home and Colonial Library which was marketed and sold as a collection throughout the British Empire. In it, Melville was listed together with other well-known writers, an event that turned out to be an important watershed for both his sales and reputation. "Over the decades Melville's presence in the library insured the fame of his first two books with two or three generations of English readers all around the world." Notes References External links Free typeset PDF ebook of Omoo and other Melville novels optimized for printing, plus extensive Melville reading list 1847 American novels Novels by Herman Melville Novels set in Tahiti Novels republished in the Library of America American novels adapted into films Novels set in Oceania Books about whaling Nautical novels Novels set in the 19th century