General Zaroff is the main antagonist of the 1924 short story “The Most Dangerous Game”. A big game hunter from Russia, Zaroff fled to his own private island, called Ship-Trap Island, after the Russian Revolution, where he sets his sights on humans. Another hunter, Sanger Rainsford, falls overboard his ship and swims to Ship-Trap, where he is hunted by General Zaroff and his gigantic deaf-mute servant Ivan.
First Appearance “The Most Dangerous Game” in Collier’s (January 19, 1924)
First Publisher P. F. Collier & Son Co.
Appearance List Magazine: “The Most Dangerous Game”, also “The Hounds of Zaroff”, in Collier’s (January 19, 1924). Film: The Most Dangerous Game (1932).
Sample Read The Most Dangerous Game (1924) [Wikisource]
Description General Zaroff is the main antagonist of the 1924 short story “The Most Dangerous Game”. A big game hunter from Russia, Zaroff fled to his own private island, called Ship-Trap Island, after the Russian Revolution, where he sets his sights on humans. Another hunter, Sanger Rainsford, falls overboard his ship and swims to Ship-Trap, where he is hunted by General Zaroff and his gigantic deaf-mute servant Ivan.
