false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172265218m/157076.jpg 157076 9 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. 151586 book 1924 The Most Dangerous Game total:868|5:248|4:312|3:234|2:62|1:12| 868 3326 1041 83 4 1 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 13:55:20 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 09:36:54 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 09:33:11 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 09:41:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 12:25:43 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 12:35:29 -0700 2008 3 times I had to read this short story for my english honors class in school. I am used to reading boring stuff in school but my teacher this year is nuts. Yes nice, but nuts. I really liked it. It was totally sick. Zaroff is a physco who kills humans because he finds it more int...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Apr 26 19:05:30 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 19:43:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 03 08:05:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 10:43:29 -0700 2009
You can easily finish this short story within an hour, but it is absolutely spellbinding. The cat-and-mouse game between Rainsford and Zaroff is one of the most riveting accounts I've ever read. Also, I ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 09 10:25:22 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 10:30:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 19 08:56:48 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 09:40:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 03:37:07 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 03:43:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sat Jun 20 08:14:46 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 08:19:55 -0700 2009 3 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 10 09:13:57 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 09:15:40 -0800 2009 1
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The events in the story unfold over a period of three days, when Rainsford falls overboard and swims to the safety of an island. There he meets General Zaroff, who bored with hunting game has turned to hunting humans. Thus, begins a hunting game in which ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=157076