The final sections of this novel were inspired by its author's obsession with finding Symmes's Hole.
The final sections of this novel were inspired by its author's obsession with finding Symmes's Hole. The protagonist of this novel terrifies a group of superstitious men by disguising himself as the bloated corpse of Hartman Rogers, and is rescued after the sailboat Ariel is crushed during a storm. Its main character becomes trapped in a box before receiving a note tied to his dog Tiger warning him about a mutiny. During a famine, Richard Parker is murdered and eaten by this novel's main character and his friend Augustus, who are then picked up by the Jane Guy. At the end of this novel, its title character escapes from the murderous natives of Tsalal along with Dirk Peters before sailing past the Antarctic Circle and encountering a massive, shrouded white figure. For 10 points, name this book whose title character leaves Nantucket aboard the Grampus, the only novel by Edgar Allan Poe.
The final sections of this novel were inspired by its author's obsession with finding Symmes's Hole.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket [or The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym of Nantucket]