The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
- First published
- 1838
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" by Edgar Allan Poe is a novel written and published in 1838. Young Arthur Gordon Pym stows away on a whaling ship, launching a harrowing maritime adventure filled with mutiny, shipwreck, and survival against impossible odds. As Pym journeys ever southward toward the Antarctic, his voyage grows increasingly strange and unsettling. Poe's only complete novel blends realistic seafaring detail with mysterious elements that defy easy explanation, culminating in an enigmatic ending near the South Pole.
- Sea stories
- Young men
- Whaling ships
- Stowaways
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #51060. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket on Wikipedia.
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