Backgroundinformation:AuthorARichardConnell（1893-1929）RichardConnellBornonOctober17,1893,inaNewYorkstate community near the Hudson River,not far from Theodore Roosevelt'shomestead.Richard Connell started hiswriting career early, working as areporter for the Poughkeepsie News-TheMost Dangcrous GamePress while still in high school. Hespent a year at Georgetown CollegeRichard Connell
Unit 1 Richard Connell (1893—1929 ) Born on October 17,1893, in a New York state community near the Hudson River, not far from Theodore Roosevelt's homestead. Richard Connell started his wr iting career ear ly, working as a reporter for the Poughkeepsie NewsPress while still in high schoo l. He spent a year at Georgetown College Background information: Author
Backgroundinformation:AuthorA(now University) in Washington,D.C.Richardwhile working as a secretary for hisConnellfather,who was a member of CongressWhen his father died in 1912, Connellmoved back East to attend HarvardUniversity.There he exercised hisinterest in writing by serving as aneditor for both the Daily Crimson andthe Lampoon, a precursor to
Unit 1 (now University) in Washington, D.C. while working as a secretary for his father, who was a member of Congress. When his father died in 1912, Connell moved back East to attend Harvard University. There he exerc ised h is interest in writing by serv ing as an editor for both the Daily Crimson and t h e L a m p o o n , a p r e c u r s o r t o Background information: Author
Backgroundinformation:AuthorAthe popular National Lampoon satiremagazine. Around this time he alsoRichardworked as a reporter for the New YorkConnellAmerican newspaper and served inWorld War I. Later, he became a free-lance writer of short stories and screenplays. He was a very prolific writer.Connell was claimed to have writtenover3o0shortstories
Unit 1 the popular National Lampoon satire magazine. Around this time he also worked as a reporter for the New York American newspaper and served in World War I. Later, he became a freelance writer of short stories and screen plays. He was a very prolific writer. Connell was claimed to have written over 300 short stories. Background information: Author
Backgroundinformation:AuthorNOVELSAMadLover（1927)MurderatSea（1929)Playboy(1936)WhatHo!(1937)SHORTSTORY COLLECTIONSTheSinofMonsieurPettiponandOtherTales(1922)ApesandAngels(1924)Variety (1925)Ironies(1930)
Unit 1 NOVELS Mad Lover (1927) Murder at Sea (1929) Playboy (1936) What Ho! (1937) SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and Other Tales (1922) Apes and Angels (1924) Variety (1925) Ironies (1930) Background information: Author
Background information:Introduction to the StoryTheMQSTDANGEROUSThen camethesetwoGAMEfo Zaroff'slonelyisle.to facethe fate ofotherswhohad gonebefore them! Fasci.CAV1eORSnating,strange andSIGterrible is their story科PUTAIGia!of adventure on theAACATALENBY ZAROFFislandof the manBARANKAwho hunted men!药OFISLANDCnoAs福Lessthan 1000TORTRAOTNmilesfromhome!DOOLAA)ERDJUNGLEwith508C0JOELMCREAMERI时光网SOUUCRRbEDFAYWRAYRLESLIE BANKSIANIKO-RADIDPCTuEsfoALCROBTARMSTRONGHANSwww.imecomDAVDOSELNEEBASED ONTHETTORYSYSHIPWRICKETaePrdasRICHARD CONNELLSTARTHEREASE(FALSECHANNELUGHTS)
Unit 1 Background information: Introduction to the Story