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Title	:	A Descent into the Maelstrom
Author	:	Edgar Allan Poe
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 36 pages
Published	:	February 2nd 2004 by BookSurge Classics (first published 1841)
Categories	:	Classics. Short Stories. Horror. Fiction. Gothic

A Descent into the Maelstrom

Edgar Allan Poe

Paperback | Pages: 36 pages

Rating: 3.55 | 1896 Users | 116 Reviews

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Inspired by the Moskstraumen, it is couched as a story within a story, a tale told at the summit of a mountain climb. The story is told by an old man who reveals that he only appears old - "You suppose me a very old man," he says, "but I am not. It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to weaken my limbs, and to unstring my nerves." The narrator, convinced by the power of the whirlpools he sees in the ocean beyond, is then told of the "old" man's fishing trip with his two brothers a few years ago.

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Original Title:	A Descent into the Maelström
ISBN:	1594561680 (ISBN13: 9781594561689)

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Ratings: 3.55 From 1896 Users | 116 Reviews

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3.5 Stars

I have arranged my thoughts into a haiku:"Merciless whirling.One's wits, one's greatest asset,Battling terror."

My least favorite Poe I've read so far. It didn't grip me at all, but I'm not one for deep sea/big storm tales. I like when Poe is more macabre, so I just wasn't expecting this kind of story. It is actually probably 3 stars because it was still enjoyable, but it's been a long time since I've given a book under a 3, and this is probably the closest to deserving it haha.

When I am reading and a book title is mentioned, I like to check and see if it is a real book. Then if it sounds interesting, I record the title and plan on reading it One Of These Days. Which is how I came across A Descent Into The Maelstrom. In Arthur Clarke's story Maelstrom II (from his collection The Wind from the Sun: Stories of the Space Age) the astronaut main character remembers reading the Poe story. I became curious so here we are.I had not read Poe since school days and had never

...the six hours of deadly terror which I then endured have broken me up body and soul.When I first read about the Maelstrom, I found it intriguing, but nothing special. Since then, I've found myself continually thinking about it. I don't know what Poe was thinking when he wrote it. Perhaps he was just writing an interesting story, or perhaps he was exploring something deeper. "A Descent into the Maelstrom" is about a man who experiences horror at sea. He and his brothers are fishing when they

A fascinating tale of a man's near-death experience in a giant maelstrom or whirlpool at sea. A man on a ship is being sucked slowly toward a massive whirling pool of water. The bottom equals death and there's no way out. So how does he respond? At first, he gives himself over to his fate. He knows he's doomed. But in a way this is liberating. He "became possessed with the keenest curiosity" about the whirlpool and "positively felt a wish to explore its depths, even at the sacrifice I was going

The science made it for me. It was a really smart move from the seaman.