The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

by Edgar Allan Poe

Book Overview

Poe found the germ of the story he would develop into ARTHUR GORDON PYM in 1836 in a newspaper account of the shipwreck and subsequent rescue of the two men on board. Published in 1838, this rousing sea adventure follows New England boy, Pym, who stows away on a whaling ship with its captain's son, Augustus. The two boys repeatedly find themselves on the brink of death or discovery and witness many terrifying events, including mutiny, cannibalism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140437487
• ISBN13: 9780140437485
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher