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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Poe's only novel and his "greatest work" (Jorge Luis Borges). Reading a newspaper account in 1836 of a shipwreck and subsequent rescue of two men on board, Edgar Allan Poe found the germ of the story he would develop into The Narrative... read more
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The book is about young Gordon Pym's adventures on the sea.
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- Gordon Pym: main character
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- Mr. Barnard: Father of Augustus, the captain of the ship on which Gordon Pym embarcs.
- Parker
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- Jane Guy
- Jones
- Ariel
- Augustus Barnard: Pym's best friend.
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First Sentence edit
Upon my return to the united States a few months ago, after the extraordinary series of adventure in the South Seas and elsewhere, of which an account is given in the following pages, accident threw me into the society of several gentlemen in Richmond, Va., who felt deep interest in all matters relating to the regions I had visited, and who were constantly urging it upon me, as a duty, to give my narrative to the public.
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Series & Lists edit
This is book 11 of 19 in Livro B. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by Artificial Paradise, and followed by Frankenstein.
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- Edgar Allan Poe (Author)
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Publication Date: July 1838
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Page Count: 252
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Publication Date: July 1838
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Page Count: 252
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- Dewey: 813.3
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- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Classics › Poe, Edgar Allen
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › United States
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( P ) › Poe, Edgar Allan,
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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