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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

A horror tale presented in journal form by Pym, a young man who is smuggled aboard the brig Grampus in 1827. Mutiny, cannibalism, fantastic animals and natives of Antarctica, and supernatural happenings comprise a story of adventure in the South Seas.

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  • "A horror tale presented in journal form by Pym, a young man who is smuggled aboard the brig Grampus in 1827. Mutiny, cannibalism, fantastic animals and natives of Antarctica, and supernatural happenings comprise a story of adventure in the South Seas."@en
  • "In 1827, Arthur Gordon Pym stowed away on the brig Grampus, set for the South Seas. Thus begins a saga of mutiny and butchery, recapture of the vessel by a loyal few, subsequent shipwreck and sufferings, and deliverance, by the means of a British schooner."@en
  • "An exciting blend of science, romance, adventure, and supernaturalism in this narrative of a mutiny on board the Grampus on her way to the South Seas."@en
  • "Wanting to accompany his friend Augustus, the young narrator stows away on the ship. He finds himself assailed by both natural and man-made dangers as the contrast of storms and becalmed conditions is reflected in the human tensions between captain and crew that boil over into mutiny, privation and revenge."@en
  • "The original frontispiece of "Arthur Gordon Pym" was keen to emphasise the thrilling and macabre elements of Edgar Allan Poe's only complete novel; it certainly is a powerful story, a voyage on the American brig 'Grampus', sparking drama at sea. Wanting to accompany his friend, Augustus, the young narrator stows away on the ship. He finds himself assailed by both natural and man-made dangers as the contrast of storms and becalmed conditions is reflected in the human tensions between captain and crew that boil over into mutiny, privation and revenge - Container."

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  • "Downloadable audio books"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Sea stories"@en
  • "Sea stories"
  • "History"
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "ameriška književnost"
  • "Downloadable audiobooks"@en
  • "Horror stories"@en
  • "Horror tales"@en

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  • "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket"@en
  • "The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket"@en
  • "The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket"

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