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内容简介

《爱伦·坡小说精选》收录了爱伦·坡的九篇精彩故事，体现了他典型的写作主题和手法，其中包括《皮姆历险记》，爱伦·坡的*长篇小说。该故事取材于同时代几位探险家的自述以及爱伦·坡本人的航海经历，讲述了皮姆漂泊到南极的冒险故事。《皮姆历险记》得到后世作家的借鉴与高度评价：凡尔纳为本书创作了续篇《北极之谜》；博尔赫斯盛赞本书“是坡*伟大的作品”；H.G.威尔斯感叹“一个极度聪慧的头脑可以对南极做出何等想象”。

全书由路易斯安那州立大学教授、多部爱伦·坡研究专著作J. Gerald Kennedy导读并撰写注释。

作者简介

埃德加·爱伦·坡 Edgar Allan Poe（1809—1849）19世纪美国诗人、小说家和文学评论家。坡以神秘故事和恐怖小说闻名于世，是美国短篇故事的先驱之一，又被尊为推理小说的开山鼻祖，进而被誉为后世科幻小说的始祖。作品有《怪诞故事集》《黑猫》《莫格街谋杀案》等。

目　　录

CONTENTS

Introduction

Note on the Text

Select Bibliography

A Chronology of Edgar Allan Poe

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

MS Found in a Bottle

Loss of Breath

Mystification

How to Write a Blackwood Article

A Descent into the Maelstrom

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Balloon Hoax

Explanatory Notes

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PREFACE
UPON my returnto the United States a few months ago, after the extraordinary series ofadventure in the South Seas and elsewhere, of which an account is given in thefollowing pages, accident threw me into the society of several gentlemen inRichmond, Va., who felt deep interest in all matters relating to the regions Ihad visited, and who were constantly urging it upon me, as a duty, to give mynarrative to the public. I had several reasons, however, for declining to doso, some of which were of a nature altogether private, and concern no personbut myself; others not so much so. One consideration which deterred me was,that, having kept no journal during a greater portion of the time in which Iwas absent, I feared I should not be able to write, from mere memory, astatement so minute and connected as to have the appearance of that truth it would really possess, barring only thenatural and unavoidable exaggeration to which all of us are prone whendetailing events which have had powerful influence in exciting the imaginativefaculties. Another reason was, that the incidents to be narrated were of anature so positively marvellous, that, unsupported as my assertions mustnecessarily be (except by the evidence of a single individual, and he ahalf-breed Indian), I could only hope for belief among my family, and those ofmy friends who have had reason, through life, to put faith in my veracity—theprobability being that the public at large would regard what I should put forthas merely an impudent and ingenious fiction. A distrust in my own abilities asa writer was, nevertheless, one of the principal causes which prevented me fromcomplying with the suggestions of my advisers.
Amongthose gentlemen in Virginia who expressed the greatest interest in mystatement, more particularly in regard to that portion of it which related tothe Antarctic Ocean, was Mr. Poe, lately editor of the Southern LiteraryMessenger, a monthly magazine, published by Mr. Thomas W. White, in the city ofRichmond. Hestrongly advised me, among others, to prepare at once a full account of what Ihad seen and undergone, and trust to the shrewdness and common sense of thepublic—insisting, with great plausibility, that however roughly, as regardsmere authorship, my book should be got up, its very uncouthness, if there wereany, would give it all the better chance of being received as truth.

PREFACE
UPON my return
to the United States a few months ago, after the extraordinary series of
adventure in the South Seas and elsewhere, of which an account is given in the
following pages, accident threw me into the society of several gentlemen in
Richmond, Va., who felt deep interest in all matters relating to the regions I
had visited, and who were constantly urging it upon me, as a duty, to give my
narrative to the public. I had several reasons, however, for declining to do
so, some of which were of a nature altogether private, and concern no person
but myself; others not so much so. One consideration which deterred me was,
that, having kept no journal during a greater portion of the time in which I
was absent, I feared I should not be able to write, from mere memory, a
statement so minute and connected as to have the appearance of that truth it would really possess, barring only the
natural and unavoidable exaggeration to which all of us are prone when
detailing events which have had powerful influence in exciting the imaginative
faculties. Another reason was, that the incidents to be narrated were of a
nature so positively marvellous, that, unsupported as my assertions must
necessarily be (except by the evidence of a single individual, and he a
half-breed Indian), I could only hope for belief among my family, and those of
my friends who have had reason, through life, to put faith in my veracity—the
probability being that the public at large would regard what I should put forth
as merely an impudent and ingenious fiction. A distrust in my own abilities as
a writer was, nevertheless, one of the principal causes which prevented me from
complying with the suggestions of my advisers.
Among
those gentlemen in Virginia who expressed the greatest interest in my
statement, more particularly in regard to that portion of it which related to
the Antarctic Ocean, was Mr. Poe, lately editor of the Southern Literary
Messenger, a monthly magazine, published by Mr. Thomas W. White, in the city of
<st1:place><st1:city>Richmond</st1:city></st1:place>. He
strongly advised me, among others, to prepare at once a full account of what I
had seen and undergone, and trust to the shrewdness and common sense of the
public—insisting, with great plausibility, that however roughly, as regards
mere authorship, my book should be got up, its very uncouthness, if there were
any, would give it all the better chance of being received as truth.
Notwithstanding
this representation, I did not make up my mind to do as he suggested. He
afterward proposed (finding that I would not stir in the matter) that I should
allow him to draw up, in his own words, a narrative of the earlier portion of
my adventures, from facts afforded by myself, publishing it in the Southern
Messenger under the garb of fiction.
To this, perceiving no objection, I consented, stipulating only that my real
name should be retained. Two numbers of the pretended fiction appeared,
consequently, in the Messenger for January and February (1837), and, in order
that it might certainly be regarded as fiction, the name of Mr. Poe was affixed
to the articles in the table of contents of the magazine.
The
manner in which this ruse was received has induced me at length to undertake a
regular compilation and publication of the adventures in question; for I found
that, in spite of the air of fable which had been so ingeniously thrown around
that portion of my statement which appeared in the Messenger (without altering
or distorting a single fact), the public were still not at all disposed to
receive it as fable, and several letters were sent to Mr. P.'s address
distinctly expressing a conviction to the contrary. I thence concluded that the
facts of my narrative would prove of such a nature as to carry with them
sufficient evidence of their own authenticity, and that I had consequently
little to fear on the score of popular incredulity.
This
exposé being made, it will be seen at
once how much of what follows I claim to be my own writing; and it will also be
understood that no fact is misrepresented in the first few pages which were
written by Mr. Poe. Even to those readers who have not seen the Messenger, it
will be unnecessary to point out where his portion ends and my own commences;
the difference in point of style will be readily perceived.
A.
G. PYM.
New-York, July,
1838.

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