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"The Most Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's on January 19, 1924, with illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland.
- United States
- Adventure fiction
- January 19, 1924
- Collier's
Discounting the deadly nature of Zaroff’s game, it is similar to chess in that a player must think carefully, plan a strategy, and anticipate an opponent’s moves in order to counter them. — Wesley, Owl Eyes Editor
Analysis. Sanger Rainsford and his friend Whitney are sailing on a yacht heading to the Amazon to hunt jaguars. It’s a particularly dark night, and Whitney explains to Rainsford the superstition surrounding an ominous place they are passing called Ship-Trap Island. He claims that not even cannibals would live there because it’s such an evil place.
On a yacht bound for Rio de Janeiro, a passenger named Whitney points out Ship-Trap Island in the distance, a place that sailors dread and avoid. He and his friend Rainsford are big-game hunters bound for a hunting trip in the Amazon River basin. As the yacht sails through the darkness, the two men discuss whether their prey actually feels fear.
The Most Dangerous Game. by Richard Connell. Originally published in Richard Connell’s short story collection Variety. NEW YORK MINTON, BALCH & COMPANY 1925. The Most Dangerous Game. “OFF THERE to the right—somewhere—is a large island,” said Whitney. “It’s rather a mystery—” “What island is it?”.
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell unfolds a gripping tale of survival, wit, and the blurred lines between hunter and prey. Here’s how the story progresses: Exposition — Our story begins with Sanger Rainsford, a world-renowned big-game hunter, and his companion Whitney, sailing near the ominous Ship-Trap Island.
