The drama of colonial exploration also manifested itself in popular literature. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" (1838) was written early in his career after being advised that his short stories would not make a profit in the publishing climate of that time. He took the suggestion and produced a narrative in a genre that was very popular, the discovery or travel narrative.  Herman Melville's narratives, Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847), based on his experiences in the South Pacific, followed the same genre. Poe and Melville included many elements of the travel narrative (which is also found in the captivity narratives discussed previously): the story is told in first person as though based on a journal, the plot takes a traveler into unknown territory, and troubles and sufferings encountered en route are related. Even with these stylistic similarities Poe made the story distinctly his own. The emptiness and isolation of the Arctic landscape fit well with his affinity for horror.