This book contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1838 novel, “Narrative of A. Gordon Pym”. The only novel he wrote, it tells the story of the adventures and vicissitudes of a young stowaway aboard a whaling ship, which include mutiny, shipwreck, and cannibalism. A thrilling page-turner, “Narrative of A. Gordon Pym” is highly recommended for fans of adventure fiction, and is well deserving of a place on any bookshelf. Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing "Mesmeric Revelation” now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.