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One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford." . . . He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided. The Most Dangerous Game was featured as The Short Story of the Day on Mon, Feb 03, 2020.
Summary. Big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford and his friend Whitney are traveling by ship to the Amazon rainforest for a jaguar hunt. After a discussion about the nearby Ship-Trap Island, which has an evil reputation among sailors, Whitney goes to bed while Rainsford stays on deck to smoke his pipe.
- United States
- Adventure fiction
- January 19, 1924
- Collier's
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A sloop is a small sailboat. Needing a sailboat to reach the mainland stresses that Zaroff’s island is isolated from society, making it possible for him to carry on his hunting “game” without interference. [57] —Wesley, Owl Eyes Editor.
“The Most Dangerous Game” is a 1924 short story by American author Richard Connell, also with “The Hounds of Zaroff” as its title. It tells the story of Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter who becomes the prey of a Russian aristocrat named General Zaroff.
On a yacht in the Caribbean, Sanger Rainsford is a hunter famed for his skills, preparing for a hunting trip up the Amazon in South America with his friend Whitney, who tells him about some strange superstitions involving a nearby island. That night, Rainsford hears gunshots and falls into the sea.
Sep 5, 2023 · "The Most Dangerous Game" is a 1924 short story by Richard Connell in which Sanger Rainsford must fight for his life while being hunted for sport. After washing ashore on an island,...
This short adventure story follows the tale of Sanger Rainsford, who is shipwrecked on an island belonging to General Zaroff, who proposes that the two embark on a hunting adventure. However, Rainsford soon realizes that he is the prey in Zaroff’s hunt, and the most dangerous game begins. Start Reading. Download Full Text. Table of Contents.
