A Descent into the Maelstrom

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......more

Magnífico. La descripción perfecta de un gran remolino marítimo en la costa noruega que se lo traga todo a su paso. Me ha recordado a un pasadizo hacia el infierno. El Maelstrom. Magnificent. The perfect description of a large swirl of sea on the Norwegian coast that swallows everything in its path. It r......more

A supposedly old man tells his story of getting into the whirlpool of the Moskoe-stroem while on a fishing trip with his brothers. The description is absolutely brilliant. You really see and hear the fellows drawn into the eye of the storm and you feel the rage of the elements. This certainly is the......more

65% of this edition is the story; the last 35% displays the covers of, as they disrespectfully call it, "Other Stuff By Poe."......more

This is a well-known story by Poe. It is considered by some critics to be a science fiction tale based upon an actual maelstrom off the coast of Norway in the Lofoten Islands. Its name in Norse is Moskstraumen or Moske-stroom. Rather than one huge whirlpool as described in Poe's story, it is actuall......more