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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator Peter Noble

Publisher: SNR Audio

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Summary

Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is a pivotal work in which Poe calls attention to the act of writing and to the problem of representing the truth. 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, and frantic pursuits. Poe imbued this deliberately popular tale with such allegorical richness, biblical imagery, and psychological insights that the tale has come to influence writers as various as Melville, James, Verne and Nabokov.
Duration: about 9 hours (08:46:09)
Publishing date: 2021-12-30; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —