Richard Connell

The Collected Stories by Richard Connell is a compelling anthology that highlights the author's skill in crafting suspenseful, thought-provoking narratives. Best known for his classic short story The Most Dangerous Game, Connell's works explore themes of survival, morality, and the darker sides of human nature. With sharp prose and unexpected twists, his stories often keep readers on the edge of their seat, blending tension with deep psychological insight. The Collected Stories brings together some of Connell's finest works, offering a thrilling journey through his masterful storytelling and an exploration of the complexities of life, power, and human behavior. A must-read for fans of adventure, suspense, and gripping drama.

The Collected Stories by Richard Connell is a compelling anthology that highlights the author's skill in crafting suspenseful, thought-provoking narratives. Best known for his classic short story The Most Dangerous Game, Connell's works explore themes of survival, morality, and the darker sides of human nature. With sharp prose and unexpected twists, his stories often keep readers on the edge of their seat, blending tension with deep psychological insight. The Collected Stories brings together some of Connell's finest works, offering a thrilling journey through his masterful storytelling and an exploration of the complexities of life, power, and human behavior. A must-read for fans of adventure, suspense, and gripping drama.

This collection of stories is made up of Twelve original and imaginative tales by Richard Connell including his masterpiece, "The Most Dangerous Game" as well as "The Sin Of Monsieur Pettipon", "Where Is The Tropic Of Capricorn ", "Gretna Greenhorns", "Honor Among Sportsmen", "Mr. Braddy's Bottle", "Mr. Pottle And Culture", "Mr. Pottle And Pageantry", "Mr. Pottle And The One Man Dog", "Mr. Pottle And The South-Sea Cannibals", "Terrible Epps" & "The $25,000 Jaw".

This collection of stories is made up of Twelve original and imaginative tales by Richard Connell including his masterpiece, "The Most Dangerous Game" as well as "The Sin Of Monsieur Pettipon", "Where Is The Tropic Of Capricorn ", "Gretna Greenhorns", "Honor Among Sportsmen", "Mr. Braddy's Bottle", "Mr. Pottle And Culture", "Mr. Pottle And Pageantry", "Mr. Pottle And The One Man Dog", "Mr. Pottle And The South-Sea Cannibals", "Terrible Epps" & "The $25,000 Jaw".

Richard Connell (1893-1949) oli aikanaan erittäin suosittu kirjailija, joka julkaisi lehdissä satoja novelleja ja kourallisen romaaneja. Niistä muistetaan nykyään lähinnä novelli The Most Dangerous Game eli The Hounds of Zaroff vuodelta 1924, mutta se onkin sitten yksi yhdysvaltalaisen kirjallisuuden tärkeimmistä kertomuksista.Suurriistan pyytäjä Sanger Rainsford putoaa veneen kyydistä Karibianmerellä ja pelastautuu syrjäiselle saarelle, jota merimiehet kammoavat. Siellä hän kohtaa venäläisen kenraali Zaroffin, toisen intohimoisen metsästäjän, jolla on tarjota Rainsfordille elämänsä jahti.Zaroffin koirat ilmestyy nyt ensimmäistä kertaa suomeksi. Novellin lisäksi kirja sisältää tietokirjailija Kari Glödstafin esseen Zaroffin koirien maineikkaasta vuoden 1932 filmatisoinnista.

Richard Connell was well-known for his masterful short stories and achieved great professional success, with his work often appearing in "The Saturday Evening Post" and "Collier's" magazines. His most popular tale, "The Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a perfect example of Connell's impressive talent and distinct style. Still frequently adapted for stage and screen nearly a century after it first appeared, it is the fascinating and exciting tale of Sanger Rainsford, an experienced big-game hunter. Rainsford suddenly finds himself the hunted when he is ship-wrecked on a seemingly deserted island. There he finds General Zaroff, a retired military man, who has grown bored of hunting animals and now spends his time hunting human sailors who get stranded on his island. Rainsford must fight for his life against the clever Zaroff in Connell's suspenseful and intriguing tale. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Readers seeking exotic locales and nonstop pulse-pounding thrills will love this collection of 7 classic adventure stories, beginning with The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, one of the most well-known short stories about a hunt designed for very specific prey. Other timeless tales include To Build A Fire by Jack London, The Cabalero's Way by O Henry, The Seed From The Sepulchre by Clark Ashton Smith, Alone In Shark Waters by John Kruse, The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling, and The Master Magician by Loring Brent.

After falling overboard from a yacht, Sanger Rainsford swims to a nearby island. There General Zaroff, a big-game hunter who knows of Rainsford from published accounts of his hunting snow leopards in Tibet, invites him to dinner. Zaroff is bored of hunting because it no longer challenges him; he has moved to Ship-Trap Island in order to capture shipwrecked sailors. Any captives who can elude Zaroff, his manservant Ivan, and a pack of hunting dogs for three days is set free. No one has yet lasted that long, although a couple of sailors had come close. Zaroff offers sailors a choice-should they decline to be hunted, they will be handed over to Ivan, who had once been official knouter for The Great White Czar. Rainsford denounces this as barbarism, but has no way out. He reluctantly agrees to be hunted...Includes a new introduction and illustrated filmography.

"The Most Dangerous Game" is a story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's on January 19, 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York City who falls off a yacht and swims to what seems to be an abandoned and isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Russian aristocrat.

"The Most Dangerous Game" features as its main character a big-game hunter from New York, who becomes shipwrecked on an isolated island in the Caribbean, and is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. The story is an inversion of the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s.

"OFF THERE to the right--somewhere--is a large island," said Whitney." It's rather a mystery--" "What island is it?" Rainsford asked. "The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island,"' Whitney replied." A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition--" "Can't see it," remarked Rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht. "You've good eyes," said Whitney, with a laugh," and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can't see four miles or so through a moonless Caribbean night." "Nor four yards," admitted Rainsford. "Ugh It's like moist black velvet." "It will be light enough in Rio," promised Whitney. "We should make it in a few days. 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."

"The Most Dangerous Game" features as its main character a big-game hunter from New York, who becomes shipwrecked on an isolated island in the Caribbean, and is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. The story is an inversion of the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s.