It was unnecessary for all to perish, when, by the death of one, it was possible, and even probable, that the rest might be finally preserved. Travelling aboard a whaling vessel, a young stowaway is swept up in myriad misadventures - mutiny, shipwreck, cannibalism - narrowly escaping numerous brushes with death. This rousing story of a daring sea voyage presents its antihero with a host of dilemmas, and offers an important insight into Edgar Allan Poe's work as a whole. The only complete ...
It was unnecessary for all to perish, when, by the death of one, it was possible, and even probable, that the rest might be finally preserved.
Travelling aboard a whaling vessel, a young stowaway is swept up in myriad misadventures - mutiny, shipwreck, cannibalism - narrowly escaping numerous brushes with death. This rousing story of a daring sea voyage presents its antihero with a host of dilemmas, and offers an important insight into Edgar Allan Poe's work as a whole.
The only complete novel by the infamous gothic horror writer, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" of Nantucket has inspired other classic tales of maritime adventure, such as Herman Melville's Moby-Dick and Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". Книга «The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket» автора Эдгар Аллан По оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 8.60 из 10.
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