The Unparalleled Adventures of one Hans Pfaal

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

"The Unparalleled Adventures of one Hans Pfaal" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that tells of Hans Pfaal's daring trip to the moon in a hot air balloon. Through fictional technical details and the exploration of the unknown, Poe explores themes of ambition, isolation and the search for the extraordinary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786561331425
Publisher:	SAMPI Books
Publication date:	02/05/2024
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	55
File size:	293 KB

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was orphaned at the age of three and adopted by a wealthy Virginia family with whom he had a troubled relationship. He excelled in his studies of language and literature at school, and self-published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, in 1827. In 1830, Poe embarked on a career as a writer and began contributing reviews and essays to popular periodicals. He also wrote sketches and short fiction, and in 1833 published his only completed novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Over the next five years he established himself as a master of the short story form through the publication of "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and other well–known works. In 1841, he wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," generally considered the first modern detective story. The publication of The Raven and Other Poems in 1845 brought him additional fame as a poet.