The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game is the popular short story originally published in 1924 which was written by Richard Connell. This is the story of a big game hunter who is trapped on an island with a fellow hunter, who is uninterested in hunting stereotypical prey, and instead decides that the only prey...
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The Most Dangerous Game is the popular short story originally published in 1924 which was written by Richard Connell. This is the story of a big game hunter who is trapped on an island with a fellow hunter, who is uninterested in hunting stereotypical prey, and instead decides that the only prey worthy of his skills is other humans. This title is often required reading in middle schools, and has been since adapted into movies and extended versions. This title is the original version by the author, and is considered one of the greatest short stories ever written.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781463718350 (1463718357)
Publish date: July 13th 2011
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages no: 50
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Read For School,
Thriller,
Horror,
Short Stories,
High School
bookshelves: published-1924, islands, seven-seas, film-only, caribbean-caper, adventure, winter-20142015, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, newtome-author, boo-scary, gothic Recommended for: Laura, Wanda et al Read from January 04 to 11, 2015 Watch the full film hereDescription: The Most Danger...
"I hope the jaguar guns have come from Purdey's. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting.""The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford."For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar."OH NOES! Could this be dramatic foreshadowing?Uh, yeah. Totally. But still a ...
It was fine. The plot is truly interesting, though it didn't excite me much, since I predicted the ending.
A great classic
My favorite part of this 1924 story was a brief but satisfying cameo appearance by BORSCH, as in "the rich, red soup with whipped cream so dear to Russian palates". Excuse me for a second while I salivate. "Great sport, hunting.""The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford."For the hunter," amend...
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