Sanger Rainsford and Whitney are two friends, who are on their way for a jaguar hunt in the Amazonian rainforest. The two men discuss how the world consists of predators and prey, and that they are from the first type. While debating, the two men hear gunshots. Rainsford climbs onto the yacht's rail and accidentally falls overboard. Thankfully, he manages to save himself and swims to an island called Ship-Trap, which is famous for its countless shipwrecks. There he meets General Zaroff and his gigantic servant, Ivan. What will Whitney do to rescue his friend after he falls overboard? Will he try to save him? What will Rainsford experience on the island? Who are General Zaroff and Ivan, and how will they welcome Rainsford? And what is 'the most dangerous game'? Find all the answers in Richard Connell's short story 'The Most Dangerous Game' from 1924.
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Richard Edward Connell Jr. (1893 - 1949) was an American author and journalist. He is best known for his short story 'The Most Dangerous Game' (1924), but he also wrote many screenplays and movie scripts. Connell's short stories were mainly published in the two magazines 'The Saturday Evening Post' and 'Collier's Weekly'. In 1942 he received an Academy Award nomination for his work 'Meet John Doe'.
Richard Edward Connell Jr was born on the 17th October 1893, in Poughkeepsie, New York. He began his writing career as a journalist for The Poughkeepsie Journal as well as attending Georgetown College for a year and then Harvard University. At Harvard, Connell edited The Lampoon and The Crimson. He subsequently worked for The New York American and as a copy writer for the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson.During the First World War Connell served in France with the US Army and was the editor of his camp's newspaper.After the war, he turned to writing short stories, and eventually wrote over 300 of them for the periodicals and journals of the day including regular contributions to The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's. The attention of his audience kept him popular for decades. He is perhaps best remembered for his macabre short story 'The Most Dangerous Game', written in 1924. In 1942 he was even nominated for an Academy Award (Best Original Story) for the Frank Capra movie 'Meet John Doe' based on his story 'A Reputation'.Richard Connell died on 22nd November 1949 in Beverly Hills, California. He was 56.
A mysterious island, shrouded in fear, evil, and darkness. Here the amoral General Zaroff hunts. And what, you ask, is the most dangerous game? It is the manner and substance of his nightly killings.
