The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket: By Edgar Allan Poe - Illustrated

Edgar Allan Poe

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How is this book unique?<br/><br/>Font adjustments & biography included<br/>Unabridged (100% Original content)<br/>Formatted for e-reader<br/>Illustrated<br/><br/>About The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is the only complete novel written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym, including shipwreck, mutiny, and cannibalism, before he is saved by the crew of the Jane Guy. Aboard this vessel, Pym and a sailor named Dirk Peters continue their adventures farther south. Docking on land, they encounter hostile black-skinned natives before escaping back to the ocean. The novel ends abruptly as Pym and Peters continue toward the South Pole. The story starts out as a fairly conventional adventure at sea, but it becomes increasingly strange and hard to classify. Poe, who intended to present a realistic story, was inspired by several real-life accounts of sea voyages, and drew heavily from Jeremiah N. Reynolds and referenced the Hollow Earth theory. He also drew from his own experiences at sea. Analyses of the novel often focus on the potential autobiographical elements as well as hints of racism and the symbolism in the final lines of the work.

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Independently published
9781520637457
Paperback
2017
EN
118 pages
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