The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Menace and Adventure - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162730066X ISBN 13: 9781627300667

Publisher: Stonewell Press, 2013

Synopsis

When the famous hunter Sanger Rainsford is stranded on an island in the Caribbean, he soon learns to his horror which prey is the most dangerous game. "The Most Dangerous Game" been often collected in anthologies, often referenced in writing manuals, and adapted for the big screen more than a dozen times. This collection also includes Hemingway's "The Killers," Saki's "Sredni Vashtar," London's "To Build a Fire," "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "The Country of the Blind," and the classic thrillers "Captain Rogers" and "Leiningen versus the Ants."

About this title

About the Author

Richard Edward Connell Jr. (1893 – 1949) was an American author and journalist, probably best remembered for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game". Connell was one of the most popular American short story writers of his time. He had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 for best original story.

From AudioFile

Ziggurat Productions employs multiple voices to tell this haunting classic short story about a hunter becoming the hunted. Accomplished big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford is washed ashore on a South American island owned by General Zaroff, a maniacal sportsman whose quarry is the two-legged kind. When Rainsford finds himself the prey of the madman, he must kill or be killed. The readings are quite good, and the story is enhanced by appropriately menacing music. The script sticks fairly close to the original tale, with only minor enhancements and additions, and a shift in the narrative voice. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Stonewell Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 162730066X
• ISBN 13: 9781627300667
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 130