September 6, 2024

Next book: THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM by Edgar Allan Poe

Our next book is The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by the legendary Edgar Allan Poe — his only completed novel. A commercial failure in its time, the novel is often cited as a direct inspiration for Herman Melville, H. P. Lovecraft, and Jules Verne.

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...

Available from Amazon, Audible, the LA Public Library, or Standard EBooks.

Tentative meeting date: Sunday, October 13th.

David