Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    A Descent Into the Maelstrom
    A Descent Into the Maelstrom
    A Descent Into the Maelstrom
    Audiobook47 minutes

    A Descent Into the Maelstrom

    Written by Edgar Allan Poe

    Narrated by Patrick Lawlor

    3.5/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    A Descent Into The Maelström is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that first appeared in the May 1841 edition of Graham's Magazine. 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherListen & Live Audio
    Release dateJun 1, 2011
    ISBN9781593166052
    A Descent Into the Maelstrom
    Author

    Edgar Allan Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery during his lifetime and is now widely held to be a central figure of Romanticism and gothic horror in American literature. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, was expelled from West Point for gambling, and later became a well-regarded literary critic and editor. The Raven, published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain mysterious circumstances and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland.

    More audiobooks from Edgar Allan Poe

    Related to A Descent Into the Maelstrom

    Related audiobooks

    Classics For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Flannery O’Connor’s Letters Offer Sharp Insights Into Her Writing

      Nov 12, 2019

      “Good Things Out of Nazareth” collects the thoughts of the Georgia-born author as she confided in mentors, colleagues, and friends.

      3 min read

    • Article

      One Night

      Sep 15, 2022

      The night looks wrapped in milky cotton. The full moon shines through from time to time when the fogbanks turn wispy under the stratus. The entire sea glows with greenish, phosphorescent sheets. It is hardly rumbling, because the fog muffles all soun

      5 min read

    • Article

      Siren Song

      Aug 27, 2021

      Siren Song
      10 min read

    • Article

      Dire Straits

      Dec 21, 2023

      Last spring a friend, the owner of a beautiful Endurance, asked me if I would like to come for a cruise on his other boat. This turned out to be HMS Albion, 20,000 tons of pure lethality, carrying a large crew of Royal Marine Commandos and Naval pers

      3 min read

    • Article

      When A Vigil Pays Off

      Dec 14, 2022

      When A Vigil Pays Off
      4 min read

    • Article

      Pure Waters

      May 5, 2022

      Pure Waters
      4 min read

    • Article

      Entertainment Afloat

      Jan 2, 2020

      In 1963 Charles Stock converted a 16ft 8in Fairey Falcon hull into a midget sailing cruiser, Shoal Waters. She was engineless and gaff-rigged and sailed 70,000 miles around the Thames Estuary over the next 35 years. ‘Don’t just sit there’, says Stock

      4 min read

    • Article

      Life On The Wing

      Nov 12, 2020

      One of the happier surprises in a world of ever-increasing hyperbole is to discover an unassuming book written by a man who has no plans to be Yachtsman of the Year. His boat is unlikely to make headlines, yet his clarity of mind and joie de vivre br

      7 min read

    • Article

      A Watery Graveyard Revisited

      Apr 27, 2023

      A Watery Graveyard Revisited
      2 min read

    • Article

      A 450 Million Year Walk

      May 21, 2021

      A 450 Million Year Walk
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Power Of The Waves: Understanding how oceans move is key to understanding life on Earth.

      Dec 1, 2021

      Sea waves are among the world’s most misunderstood phenomena. When an incoming wave breaks on the shoreline, it appears as though the water has come to the end of a long journey, but in fact the water itself has hardly moved. Most surface sea waves t

      11 min read

    • Article

      Goodbye To Beauty

      Dec 17, 2020

      Goodbye To Beauty
      8 min read

    • Article

      Shallow

      Jul 15, 2020

      Shallow
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Milk Run

      Dec 15, 2019

      The Milk Run
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Storytellers

      Apr 28, 2023

      The Storytellers
      3 min read

    • Article

      Running For Shelter

      Jun 8, 2023

      Running For Shelter
      8 min read

    • Article

      Hell And High Water

      Apr 6, 2023

      Hell And High Water
      5 min read

    • Article

      Sea Sounds

      Feb 3, 2022

      Sea Sounds
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Sea Has A poker Face

      Jun 20, 2019

      The Sea Has A poker Face
      7 min read

    • Article

      An Everlasting Call

      Sep 9, 2020

      An Everlasting Call
      5 min read

    • Article

      Breaking Waves

      Aug 30, 2019

      Breaking Waves
      3 min read

    • Article

      If These Cliffs Could Talk

      Oct 18, 2022

      If These Cliffs Could Talk
      6 min read

    • Article

      Rafting Grand Canyon

      Jun 8, 2019

      Rafting Grand Canyon
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for A Descent Into the Maelstrom

    3.5/5

    3 ratings1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 1/5
      As a fan of the author I wanted to hear this tale, for me though, the narrators desire for enuciation over understanding what he was reading, was terribly distracting. i thank him for his effort and hope his technique improves.