Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket E-book Author: Edgar Allan Poe Genre: Literature, Mystery
Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-49) - American poet, short-story writer, and critic
who is best known for his tales of ratiocination, his fantastical horror
stories, and his genre-founding detective stories. Poe, whose cloudy
personal life is a virtual legend, considered himself primarily a poet.
Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1837) - A novella that tells of
the adventures of Mr. A. Gordon Pym, a stowaway on a whaler. This story is
based on the actual travels of J. N. Reynolds, whose book Poe reviewed.
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