The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Poe, Edgar Allan (9781494756536)

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

by Poe, Edgar Allan

Paperback - English

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most famous writers in American history. Poe's work was often dark and bizarre but he also was one of the first writers of detective fiction. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Poe's only complete novel. The book details the various adventures of Arthur Gordon Pym on a whaling ship called The Grampus.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1494756536

EAN

9781494756536

Publisher

CREATESPACE

Publication Date

20 Dec 2013

Pages

104

Weight (kg)

0.15

Dimensions (cm)

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6

About Author

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809, the son of itinerant actors who left him an orphan in 1811. He became a ward of Richmond merchant John Allan and from 1815 to 1820 lived with the family in London. Upon his return, Poe received schooling in Richmond before attending the University of Virginia for a year. In 1827, he clashed with Allan and left for Boston, where he joined the army and published a slender volume, Tamerlane and Other Poems. He later attended the US Military Academy until his dismissal in 1831. The poet moved to Baltimore and began writing for magazines in 1832: three ye