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A Descent into the Maelstrom

Edgar Allan Poe

1841

Horror Literary Fiction

classics short stories

"A Descent into the Maelström" is an 1841 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction.

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A Descent into the Maelstrom

Edgar Allan Poe

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1841

Horror Literary Fiction Mystery

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"A Descent into the Maelström" is an 1841 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction.

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