The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2010-07-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1770481966

Edgar Allan Poe’s only long fiction has provoked intense scholarly discussions about its meaning since its first publication. The novel relates the adventures of Pym after he stows away on a whaling ship, where he endures starvation, encounters with cannibals, a whirlpool, and finally a journey to an Antarctic sea. It draws on the conventions of travel writing and science fiction, and on Poe’s own experiences at sea, but is ultimately in a category of its own. Appendices include virtually all of the contemporary sources of exploration and south polar navigation that Poe consulted and adapted to the narrative, together with reviews and notices of Pym and a sampling of responses to the novel from a wide array of authors, from Herman Melville to Jules Verne. Seven illustrations are also included.

Sir Edward Seawards Narrative of His Shipwreck, and Consequent Discovery of Certain Islands in the Caribbean Sea, Vol. 2 of 3

Sir Edward Seawards Narrative of His Shipwreck, and Consequent Discovery of Certain Islands in the Caribbean Sea, Vol. 2 of 3
Author: Jane Porter
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2017-11-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9780332017723

Excerpt from Sir Edward Seawards Narrative of His Shipwreck, and Consequent Discovery of Certain Islands in the Caribbean Sea, Vol. 2 of 3: With a Detail of Many Extraordinary and Highly Interesting Events in His Life, From the Year 1733 to 1749 as Written in His Own Diary Arrive at Kingston. Sail for London. The Thames. T' r'ustom-l1cuse. Osborne's hotel. A banker's wife. Scaws. I figwife dress 31a mode. - A young-frenchwoman. Mr. 1 errf, the head of the banking firm. A dinner party. Sea ward engaged in his afi'airs.-attempt to persuade Mrs. Seaward to enter fashionable life. Seaward and Sir Robert Walpole. The Minister's secretary. Extraordinary disclosures. Seaward, disap pointed, is about quitting London. - Visit from a court lady induces him to delay.-lady Sundon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.