The novel Omu by the famous American writer Herman Melville (1819-1891), first published in 1847, tells about the further adventures of the hero of Melville's first book, Taipi. Finding himself aboard an English schooner, he, along with the rest of the sailors, was landed in Tahiti for refusing to continue sailing. A significant part of the book is devoted to the description of life in Tahiti and neighboring islands, the management of English missionaries on them, the behavior of the French who have just taken possession of the Society islands.