CHAPTER V. EDGAR POE’S ROMANCE In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe’s romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM. We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary. But indeed, among the multitude of Poe’s readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real? The story is told by the principal personage. Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage