The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Penguin Classic)

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"Such a tempting opportunity of solving the great problem of an Antarctic continent had never before been offered to man..." As a stowaway aboard the whaleship Grampus, Arthur Gordon Pym finds himself on an extraordinary voyage to the high southern latitudes. Poe's remarkable novel recounts the "incredible adventures and discoveries" of Pym and his companions. There are mutinies, horrific massacres, and the "exquisite horror" of cannibalism; premature burial within an impenetrable marine labyrinth; a corpse-strewn ghost ship, gigantic polar bears, and uncharted islands populated by barbarian hordes. It was Poe's unique genius that imbued this Gothic adventure tale with such allegorical richness that readers have been captivated ever since. In his illuminating introduction and notes to this new edition of Poe's masterpiece, Richard Kopley reveals hidden layers of meaning that encompass both Poe's family and biblical prophecy.

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