The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is a strange and exciting adventure set on the stormy seas. The book follows the young Pym who, after the wreck of his own sailboat, stows away aboard the whaling ship Grampus. Together with the captain’s son, Augustus, he finds himself witnessing dreadful scenes of mutiny and cannibalism, while his own life becomes a constant struggle for survival. Edgar Allen Poe is a master of the eerie, the chilling, and the horrific, best known for his short stories and poems. First published in 1838, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym is his only novel.