Download or read book A Descent Into the Maelstrom written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the short story "A Descent into the Maelstr�m" a man recounts how he got shipwrecked and survived in a gigantic whirlpool - driven by a supernatural hurricane. Inspired by the ›Moskstraumen‹, the tale is couched as a story within a story, told at the summit of a mountain climb in Norway. The review is told by an old fisherman who reveals that he only appears old ... The tale has been grouped with Poe's stories of ratiocination and is also labeled as an early form of science fiction.