Arthur Gordon Pym is a young man from Nantucket whose youthful desire for seafaring adventure leads him to stow away aboard the whaling brig Grampus in 1827. Written by Edgar Allan Poe and published serially in 1837-1838, this novel represents Poe's only full-length work of prose fiction and showcases his mastery of suspense, psychological terror, and the exotic. Readers should expect a gripping narrative of maritime peril, isolation, and mounting dread as Pym's hidden voyage takes increasingly dark and mysterious turns.