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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Modern Library Classics) (original 1838; edition 2004)

by Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe's only complete novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is one of the first adventure stories set in and around the Antarctic, which at the time was a place of mystery and the unknown. Pym takes us on an adventure across the seas to uncharted southern lands that are fraught with danger. With shipwrecks, murder, mutiny, and, yes, cannibalism, this tale has it all. First published in 1838, midway between Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Stevenson's Treasure Island, Poe's Pym echoes one and presages the other while delving even deeper into the darkness of men's souls. This new edition, with a new foreword by New York Times bestselling author and Bram Stoker Award winner Jonathan Maberry, brings the classic tale back to life. Not for the faint of heart, Poe's novel, which inspired H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, H.P. Lovecraft, and many others, reflects the wonder and dangers of exploring the unknown.… (more)
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Title:The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Modern Library Classics)
Authors:Edgar Allan Poe
Info:Neeland Media LLC (2004), Edition: 2002 Moder, Kindle Edition, 224 pages
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    bluepiano: Each is an account of a shipwreck whose survivors are heading for an unearthly sort of place. Poe's tale is mostly about the voyage and Bernanos's about what happens on landfall. Both are great reading.
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It may be painless to mount a defense of this work despite its many flaws, in that it is an relic of a very specific time and place. However I am not about to do so.

This book is tedious, pointless and dull as dishwater a good 80% of its length. Useless details about ship stowage, map coordinates, the market for sea cucumbers and so on may set a certain feeling of reality for a population used to sea faring memoirs, but exciting reading they do not make.

There is some Poe sensibility here, especially near the end, but not enough to answer for the utterly pointless digressions that plague the majority of Pope's only novel.

He should have stuck to sort stories


I added a star for cannibalism but this is a two star book. ( )
  JimDR | Dec 7, 2022 |
3.5 stars.

Who knew Poe could write about life at sea with the same kind of detail and description as Melville. I could feel the terror of the storm at sea and the desperation of being adrift. The story became a bit laborious at times, but for the most part it was exciting and Poe didn't miss a good opportunity to include his favorite theme of the horror of being buried alive.
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  mattorsara | Aug 11, 2022 |
Poe's only novel. It depicts an accidental trip to the arctic and various high-seas adventures. Poe describes physical sickness and danger and injury well, but his characters seem to have no real emotional reaction to their situation. Then when things get weird as the ship discovers new lands, the creatures and things found are really kind of lame, like something a 12year old would of come up with.
Finally the story ends in what i'm sure was meant to be really dramatic way but just comes across as annoyingly mysterious and leaves a sour taste.
Overall its still ok, i've read worse... take that ringing endorsement however you like :) . ( )
  wreade1872 | Nov 28, 2021 |
I liked this book. It's a classic tale of adventures, there are offshoots at certain points where the writer goes off in a tangent, but I love all that additional informaron. It's a product of it's time, and i absolutely love it. It can be full of racism at times but you shouldn't judge things by modern standards, it used to be common place back then, not saying it was right. I absolutely love Poe's style of writing, those long sentences hypnotise me. All in all, if you're a Poe fanboy like me, you're gonna love it, if not, then give it a try if you're looking for an adventure novel with some facts thrown in, some 19th century facts. It's time travel for me. ( )
  Sebuktegin | May 25, 2021 |
«La Narración de Arthur Gordon Pym de Nantucket comprende los detalles de un motín y las atroces carnicerías a bordo del bergantín Grampus, en su viaje a los Mares del Sur, en el mes de junio de 1827; con un relato de la reconquista del buque por los sobrevivientes; su naufragio y los horribles sufrimientos por el hambre; su rescate por la goleta británica Jane Guy; el breve crucero de esta última por el océano Antártico, su captura y la matanza de la tripulación en un archipiélago del paralelo 84 de latitud sur» Noticia que acompañaba a la edición original de 1838. Luis Scafati ilumina con profundo talento los deleitables terrores de esta novela, donde se cifran todas las obsesiones del genial Edgar Allan Poe
  Aido2021 | Feb 1, 2021 |
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Poe, Edgar Allan—primary authorall editionsconfirmed
Álvarez, José MaríaIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Baudelaire, CharlesTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
De Macedo, MarianiTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Deilen, Bas vanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ensikat, KlausIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Etzel, GiselaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gómez de la Serna, JulioTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kopley, RichardEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kubin, AlfredIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Noble, PeterNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Pollin, Burton R.Editorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
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Die denkwürdigen Erlebnisse des Arthur Gordon Pym
Umständlicher Bericht des Arthur Gordon Pym von Nantucket
Aventuras de Arthur Gordon Pym (PT)
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Augustus Barnard (son of sea captain, friend of Pym)
Capt. E.T.V. Block
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Peterson (grandfather of A. Gordon Pym)
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South Pole
Antarctica
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Christmas Harbor, Desolation Island
Tristan da Cunha
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Edgar Allan Poe's only complete novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is one of the first adventure stories set in and around the Antarctic, which at the time was a place of mystery and the unknown. Pym takes us on an adventure across the seas to uncharted southern lands that are fraught with danger. With shipwrecks, murder, mutiny, and, yes, cannibalism, this tale has it all. First published in 1838, midway between Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Stevenson's Treasure Island, Poe's Pym echoes one and presages the other while delving even deeper into the darkness of men's souls. This new edition, with a new foreword by New York Times bestselling author and Bram Stoker Award winner Jonathan Maberry, brings the classic tale back to life. Not for the faint of heart, Poe's novel, which inspired H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, H.P. Lovecraft, and many others, reflects the wonder and dangers of exploring the unknown.
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Whaleship stowaway
Mutiny and other things
And find the south sea

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813.3Literature › English (North America) › American fiction › Middle 19th Century 1830-1861

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