Edgar Allan Poe

Poe found the germ of the story he would develop into ARTHUR GORDON PYM in 1836 in a newspaper account of the shipwreck and subsequent rescue of the two men on board. Published in 1838, this rousing sea adventure follows New England boy, Pym, who stows away on a whaling ship with its captain's son, Augustus. The two boys repeatedly find themselves on the brink of death or discovery and witness many terrifying events, including mutiny, cannibalism, and frantic pursuits. Poe imbued this deliberately popular tale with such allegorical richness, biblical imagery, and psychological insights that the tale has come to influence writers as various as Melville, James, Verne and Nabokov. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, by Edgar Allan Poe, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Creator of the modern detective story, innovative architect of the horror genre, and a poet of extraordinary musicality, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of America's most popular and influential writers. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth, almost painful intensity, and unexpected—and surprisingly modern—flashes of dark humor and irony. This anthology offers an exceptionally generous selection of Poe's short stories. It includes his famed masterpieces, such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter," featuring Poe's great detective, Dupin; his insightful studies of madness "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"; "The Gold-Bug," his delightful exercise in "code-breaking"; and important but lesser-known tales, such as "Bon-Bon," "The Assignation," and "King Pest." Also included are some of Poe's most beloved poems, haunting lyrics of love and loss, such as "Annabel Lee," nightmare phantasmagories such as "The Raven," and his grand experiment in translating sound into words, "The Bells." Benjamin F. Fisher, Professor of English, University of Mississippi, is a longtime enthusiast of the works of Poe. He has published books, articles, and notes about Poe, and in American, Victorian, and Gothic studies, and serves on editorial boards for several professional journals. He has also been acclaimed for outstanding teaching.

The eerie tales of Edgar Allan Poe, from the 1830s and 40s, remain among the most brilliant and influential works in American literature. Some of the celebrated tales contained in this unique volume include the world's first detective stories -- "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter", and three stories sure to make a reader's hair stand on end -- "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Masque of the Red Death". The work includes a new introduction by Stephen Marlowe, author of "The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus" and "The Lighthouse at the End of the World." Besides the five stories already mentioned, it also contains: "The Balloon-Hoax", "Ms. Found in a Bottle", "A Descent into a Maelstrom", "The Black Cat", "The Pit and the Pendulum", The Assignation", "Diddling", "The Man That Was Used Up", and the novel, "Narrative of A. Gordon Pym". These may vary with different editions. The Signet Classic Edition of "The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales" has over 250,000 copies in print! Librarian's note: this is a collection by the author of short stories, and one novel, Entries for each of them on their own can be found elsewhere on Goodreads, including the specific entry for the story, "The Fall of the House of Usher".

"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque ..") is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in the November 1846 issue of "Godey's Lady's Book." It is set in a nameless Italian city in an unspecified year (possibly during the eighteenth century) and concerns the revenge taken by the narrator on a friend who he claims has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around the possibility of a person being buried alive or enclosed in a small space with not possibility of escape (aka immurement). Librarian's note: this entry relates to the story "The Cask of Amontillado." Collections of short stories by the author can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

In Gustave Doré, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19h century, Edgar Allan Poe's renowned poem The Raven found perhaps its most perfect artistic interpreter. Doré's dreamlike, otherworldly style, tinged with melancholy, seems ideally matched to the bleak despair of Poe's celebrated work, among the most popular American poems ever written. This volume reprints all 26 of Doré's detailed, masterly engravings from a rare 19th-century edition of the poem. Relevant lines from the poem are printed on facing pages and the complete text is also included. Admirers of Doré will find ample evidence here of his characteristic ability to capture the mood and meaning of a work of literature in striking imagery; lovers of The Raven will delight in seeing its mournful musing on love and loss given dramatic pictorial form.

"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are envious. He retains his love for her even after her death. There has been debate over who, if anyone, was the inspiration for "Annabel Lee". Though many women have been suggested, Poe's wife Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe is one of the more credible candidates. Written in 1849, it was not published until shortly after Poe's death that same year.

This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history.

King pest -- MS. found in a bottle -- Silence-a fable -- Berenice -- William Wilson -- Ligeia -- The assignation -- The facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- The pit and the pendulum -- The fall of the house of usher -- The cask of amontillado -- A descent into the maelström -- The tell-tale heart -- The black cat -- The masque of the red death -- The gold-bug -- The murders in the rue morgue -- The purloined letter.

Spiral into a dimly lit world, down streets lined with madmen and their black deeds, through the cold twists of the catacombs, and into rooms where secrets dwell. From the tortured mind of Edgar Allan Poe, these three tales, "The Black Cat," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Cask of Amontillado," speak to the hidden places inside us all. Capturing the mist and shadows rising from the stories are illustrations by prominent artist Gary Kelley. Angular and dark, his work heightens the Gothic terror that is Poe's trademark and creates windows into Poe's world.

".. Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in "Graham's Magazine" in 1841. It has been recognized as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his tales of "ratiocination," his concept of analyzing a fictional crime to find the resolution. Brand new idea in its day. Poe's amateur detective, C. Auguste Dupin, takes an interest in the murder in Paris of two women. It was terribly brutal but difficult to categorize; there appeared to be no robbery or sexual assault, no obvious reason for the crimes. The newspapers carried sensational headlines. Dupin gets involved because the man arrested for the crimes, Monsieur Le Bon, had previously done him a favour. It becomes a challenge to Dupin. Get set for a step back in the history of detective fiction that leaves the impression that it was written just a short while ago. Librarian's note: this entry is for the story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." It is the first of three in the author's Dupin series. Collections of the series, including those under this title, and other stories by the author, are located elsewhere on Goodreads. Each of the Dupin stories can be found by searching Goodreads for "a C. Auguste Dupin Short Story."

One of Edgar Allan Poe's most memorable stories. The tale centers on two matters, a black cat and the deterioration of a man. The man is one who enjoyed family life with his wife and numerous pets, but then he changed radically for the worse. The story is often compared to "The Tell-Tale Heart" because of the profound psychological elements these two works share. "The Black Cat" is a story you will never forget. Librarian's note: this entry relates to the story "The Black Cat." Collections and other short stories by the author can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his large converted abbey home. He and many other wealthy nobles, hold a masquerade ball using seven rooms in the abbey, each decorated with a different color. The last one is velvet black. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. The story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the titular disease. Librarian's note: this entry relates to the story "The Masque of the Red Death." Collections of short stories by the author can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

Get set for true terror in one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous short stories. We enter the mind of a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition. The dank prison room is without light and he begins to feel his way around the walls. Later, as a little light enters the room, he discovers two things: a deep and dangerous pit in the centre into which he had almost fallen when he explored the cell blindly, and a scythe-like pendulum suspended from the ceiling which is slowly descending as it swings back and forth with his body as its target. You'll feel his terror. Contents: - The Pit and the Pendulum - The Black Cat - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Premature Burial

Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely regarded as the short story master of horror fiction. "The Fall .. " recounts the terrible events that befall the last remaining members of the once-illustrious Usher clan before it is -- quite literally -- rent asunder. With amazing economy, Poe plunges the reader into a state of deliciously agonizing suspense. It's a must-read for fans of the golden era of horror writing. "The Fall .." is one of Poe's best known short stories - if not the best. Librarian's note: this entry is for the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher." Collections of short stories by the author, such as "The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales," can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this classic psychological thriller, the reader will find many more questions than answers. Even though this is one of Poe's shortest stories, nevertheless it has become one of his most highest regarded works. It is a profound and, at times, ambiguous investigation of the paranoia that may lie within the depths of one man's mind...

A chilling, thrilling collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry, introduced by best-selling author Philip PullmanThe Raven . . . Annabel Lee . . . Ulalume . . . these are some of the spookiest, most macabre poems ever written, now collected in this chilling, affordable volume. Dreams The Lake Sonnet — To Science [Alone] Introduction To Helen Israfel The Valley of Unrest The City in the Sea To One in Paradise The Coliseum The Haunted Palace The Conqueror Worm Dream-Land Eulalie The Raven ["Deep in Earth"] To M.L.S___ Ulalume — A Ballad The Bells To Helen [Whitman] A Dream Within a Dream For Annie Eldorado To My Mother Annabel Lee

Edgar Allan Poe remains the unsurpassed master of works of mystery and madness in this outstanding collection of Poe's prose and poetry are sixteen of his finest tales, including: -The Tell-Tale Heart -The Black Cat -The Cask of Amontillado -The Fall of the House of Usher -The Masque of the Red Death -The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar -Ligeia -The Murders in the Rue Morgue -The Purloined Letter -A Descent into the Maelstrom -The Pit and the Pendulum -Ms. Found in a Bottle -The Premature Burial -William Wilson -Eleonara -Silence-A Fable -The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym Here too is a major selection of what Poe characterized as the passion of his life, his poems: -Stanzas -Romance -To Helen -Israfel -The City in the Sea -The Sleeper -The Valley of Unrest -Lenore -The Raven -A Valentine -Ulanume-A Ballad -For Annie -Annabel Lee -The Bells -Alone

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the earliest pioneers of the short story and perfected the tale of psychological horror. The entirety of Poe's body of imaginative work encompasses detective tales, satires, fables, fantasies, science fiction, verse dramas and some of the most evocative poetry in the English language. This leatherbound omnibus collects all of Poe's fiction and poetry in a single volume, including "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and the full-length novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket". The "Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe" is part of Barnes & Noble's series of quality leatherbound volumes. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bonded leather. These books make elegant additions to any home library.

"The Purloined Letter" is a story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. The narrator is discussing with the famous Parisian amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin some of his most celebrated cases when they are joined by the Prefect of the Police, a man known as G—. The Prefect has a case he would like to discuss with Dupin. A letter has been stolen from the boudoir of an unnamed woman by the unscrupulous Minister D—. It is said to contain compromising information. D— was in the room, saw the letter, and switched it for a letter of no importance. He has been blackmailing his victim.

“The Philosophy of Composition” is a literary essay by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). First published in 1846, it is about the mysteries of artistic creation. “Most writers—poets in especial—prefer having it understood that they compose by a species of fine frenzy—an ecstatic intuition…” This edition also contains a long note on Poe’s life and work written by French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) in 1852. The essay was translated in English by Henry Curwen (1845-1892) in 1873.

This grand tour of Edgar Allan Poe's greatest works provides ample evidence for the assertion that Poe is the undisputed father of horror, mystery, and science fiction. His astonishing, often profoundly macabre stories of deduction, fantasy and satire portray a world of uncompromising poetic and spiritual intensity in American letters. Includes the Fall of the House of Usher, The Black Cat, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and the Tell-Tale Heart, as well as some lesser known tales. The Poe Reader highlights the full force and breadth of Edgar Allen Poe's extravagant imagination and wit.

Эдгар Аллан По - классик американской литературы, поэт, прозаик, автор таких шедевров как "Золотой жук" и "Убийства на улице Морг". Его перу принадлежит более 70 новелл: психологические, готические, романтические, детективные, сатирические и пародийные. "Падение дома Ашеров", "Маска Красной Cмерти", "Береника", "Человек толпы" - эти и многие другие замечательные произведения, представленные вниманию читателей в настоящем издании, в полной мере отражают разные грани творчества По, непревзойденного создателя гротескных фантасмагорий, безумных кошмаров, безупречных и изящных логических построений.

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, the com­pan­ion vol­ume to Poe’s better-​known Tales of Mys­tery and Imag­i­na­tion, con­tains a selec­tion of his very best sto­ries, many of which first appeared in book form in the orig­i­nal Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840. Many of the sto­ries deal with the famil­iar Poe themes of mur­der, obses­sion and pas­sion, but this vol­ume also con­tains many often-​overlooked tales of the fan­tas­tic and comic, par­o­dies and hoaxes, includ­ing ‘The Unpar­al­leled Adven­ture of Hans Pfaall’, ‘Mes­meric Rev­e­la­tion’, ‘Hop-​Frog’, and & ‘The Imp of the Perverse’. The book includes a sec­tion in colour, and con­tains use­ful essays from notable schol­ars: an intro­duc­tion by Kevin J. Hayes and Ben­jamin F. Fisher on Poe and the gothic. engag­ing biog­ra­phy of Edgar Allen Poe the com­plete text in a mod­ern, read­able typeface an illus­trated pub­lish­ing his­tory of the tales time­line in colour of Poe’s world colour map of Poe’s America

A man visits his friend, Roderick Usher, who lies ill in a gloomy estate. Spooky events inside and outside the house escalate into a terrifying conclusion to the physical and ancestral House of Usher. This is a must-have collection of stories from Edgar Allan Poe, legendary author of Gothic mysteries.

This collection or Poe's work contains come of the most exciting and haunting stories ever written. They range from the poetic to the mysterious to the darkly comic, yet all possess the genius for the grotesque that defines Poe's writing. They are peopled with neurotics and social outcasts, obsessed with nameless terrors or preoccupied with seemingly insoluble mysteries. 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' are key works in the horror cannon, while in 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Mystery of Marie Rogêt' we find the origins of modern detective fiction. Collectively, these tales represent the best of Edgar Allen Poe's prose work before his premature death in 1849. Table of contents: The Gold Bug The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar MS. Found in a Bottle A Descent into the Maelström The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter The Fall of the House of Usher The Pit and the Pendulum The Premature Burial The Black Cat The Masque of the Red Death The Case of Amontillado The Oval Portrait The Oblong Box The Tell-Tale Heart Ligeia Loss of Breath Shadow - A Parable Silence - A Fable The Man of the Crowd Some Words with a Mummy

Edgar Allan Poe’s masterful macabre poem, visually reimagined. This fully illustrated book brings Poe’s exquisite words to life, exploring the subconscious presence of Lenore and the dual nature of the Raven as both a physical and metaphysical creature.

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe '... an agility astounding, a strength superhuman, a ferocity brutal, a butchery without motive, a grotesquerie in horror absolutely alien from humanity...' Horror, madness, violence and the dark forces hidden in humanity abound in this collection of Poe's brilliant tales, including - among others - the bloody, brutal and baffling murder of a mother and daughter in Paris in 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', the creeping insanity of 'The Tell-Tale Heart', the Gothic nightmare of 'The Masque of the Red Death', and the terrible doom of 'The Fall of the House of Usher'. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

«O primeiro de dois volumes que agrupam os contos de Edgar Allan Poe, com tradução de Teixeira de Aguilar e ilustrações do pintor catalão Joan-Pere Vliladecans, numa edição conjunta do Círculo de Leitores e Quetzal. Entre outros, pode ler-se neste volume O Escaravelho, Mistérios da Rua da Morgue, A Carta Roubada, O Gato Preto, O Poço e o Pêndulo, O Retrato Oval, Uma Descida no Maelström.» Listagem completa dos 33 contos incluído neste livro: -A Aventura Sem Paralelo de Um tal Hans Pfaall -O Escaravelho de Ouro -O Embuste do Balão -Von Kempelen e a Sua Descoberta -Revelação Mesmérica -A Verdade Sobre o Caso do Sr. Valdemar -A Milésima Segunda História de Xerazade -Manuscrito Encontrado numa garrafa -Uma Descida no Mealström -Os Crimes da Rua Morgue -O Mistério de Marie Rogêt -A Carta Roubada -O Gato Preto -A Queda da Casa de Usher -O Poço e o Pêndulo -O Enterro Prematuro -A Máscara da Morte Vermelha -O Barril de Amontillado -O Demónio da Perversidade -A Ilha da Fada -O Retrato Oval -O Encontro -O Sistema do Doutor Tarr e do Professor Fether -A Vida Literária do Exmo Sr. Thingum Bob -Como Escrever Um Artigo à Blackwood -Um Aperto -Mistificação -O Parágrafo TranXformado -Da Vigarice Considerada como Uma das Ciências Exactas -O Anjo Estranho -Mellonta Tauta -Perda de Respiração -O Homem Que Foi Consumido

Edgar Allan Poe is known as the forefather of suspense and modern crime fiction. For the first time ever, Darkness There showcases some of his most famous tales with stunning digital illustrations. Each story explores a different twist of madness, murder, and melancholy, from the horror of being buried alive in “The Fall of the House of Usher” to the desperate case of two gruesome killings in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” The heartbeat of paranoia in “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the razor-sharp claustrophobia in “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and a mourner’s torment in “The Raven” reveal—and revel in—life’s creepiest and craziest. These tales are not for the faint of heart or the thin of skin.

Edgar Allan Poe is America's brilliant author of letters, often misunderstood and one of its most famous poets. This definitive Poe book is edited by Andrew Barger, award winning author of COFFEE WITH POE: A NOVEL OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S LIFE and EDGAR ALLAN POE'S ANNOTATED SHORT STORIES. The book brings the poems of America's most haunting and mysterious author to life as never before with annotations, foreign word translations, and photographs of individuals Poe wrote poems for. Unlike most all Poe books of poetry, this also includes poems written to Poe by his many romantic interests and presents them in chronological order as they unfolded in the first half of the nineteenth century. Read these enduring poems by the poet of "The Raven". (Women in Edgar Allan Poe's Life) • Fanny Allan • Fanny • Jane Stanard • To Helen • The Lake - To - • A Dream • Irene • The Valley Nis • To Ianthe in Heaven • To One Departed • A Pæan • Lenore • The Raven • Margaret • To Margaret • Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton • Tamerlane • To - - • The Happiest Day • Imitation • Visit of the Dead • To - • To M -- • Sonnet to Zante • Octavia Walton Le Vert • To Octavia • Letitia Elizabeth Landon • [Elizabeth Landon] • Elizabeth Rebecca Herring • Elizabeth • Maria "Muddy" Clemm • To My Mother • Virginia "Sissy" Clemm (Poems to and from) • Eulalie - A Song • [An Acrostic] • Virginia • Annabel Lee • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley • Enigma • Mary Starr • Serenade • To - - • Eliza White • Lines Written in an Album • Mary Winfree • To Mary • Harriet Virginia Scott • [May Queen Ode] • Virgin Mary • [Hymn] • Frances "Fanny" Osgood (Poems to and from Poe) • The Rivulet's Dream • So Let It Be. To - • Love's Reply • Spring • To F - • Impromptu. To Kate Carol • To --- • Ida Grey • Slander • Echo-Song • To F - • To --- • The Divine Right of Kings • To F--s S. O--d • To --- • To --- • A shipwreck • A Song • To --- • To 'the Lady Geraldine' • Stanzas • A Song • A Valentine • To - - • A Reply to One Who Said, "Write From Your Heart." • A Song • To -. Ulalume: A Ballad • Our Love Was Like • Fanny's First Smile • I Wandered in the Woodland • I Have Something Sweet to Tell You • He Bade Me be Happy • Since Thou Art Lost to Me on Earth • The Hand that Swept • Elizabeth Ellet (Poems to Poe and to Osgood) • Lines • Coquette's Song • To - - - - • Mary Neal • To - - • Louise Olivia Hunter • To Miss Louise Olivia Hunter • Sarah Helen Whitman (Poems to and from Poe) • To Edgar A. Poe • To Helen • Last Stanza of A Night in August • The Raven • Arcturus • Our Island of Dreams • Lines • The Phantom Voice • The Last Flowers • Resurgemus • Withered Flowers • Prosperpien to Pluto in Hades • To-- • The Morning-Glory • To Edgar Allan Poe • Sonnets to Poe • The Portrait • Sarah Anna Lewis • Sonnet • Nancy "Annie" Locke Richmond • For Annie • Marie Louise Shew • To Mrs. M. L. S --- • Beloved Physician • To Marie Louise • The Bells (Men in Edgar Allan Poe's Life) • John Allan • To - • Isaac Lea • [to Isaac Lea] • Joseph Rodman Drake & Fitz-Greene Halleck • Drake-Halleck • Gabriel Harrison • [Part of "Campaign Song"] • Joseph Locke • Lines on Joe Locke • Mr. Pitts • O'Tempora! O, Mores! • (Autobiographical) • Dreams • Alone • Israfel (Miscellaneous Poetry After Age 25) • The Haunted Palace • The Conqueror Worm • A Dream within a Dream • Ballad • Latin Hymn • ["The Fall of the House of Usher" Couplet] • Sonnet -- Silence • [Motto for "The Gold-Bug"] • [Motto for the The Stylus] • Dream-Land • Epigram for Wall Street • [Lines on Ale] • Eldorado • A Dream within a Dream (Miscellaneous Poetry Before Age 25) • Evening Star • [Stanzas] • To the River [Po] • Sonnet - To Science • The Doomed City • Mysterious Star • Romance • The Coliseum • [Song of Triumph] • Spiritual Song • Al Aaraaf • Fairyland Join the Poe revolution today!

Believing William Legrand to have gone insane following an insect bite, his friend initially decries his quest for gold as the ramblings of a madman. Yet when Legrand's conviction fails to waiver, they set off on a bizarre journey, accompanied by Jupiter, Legrand's loyal and equally skeptical servant. What follows is a strange tale of coded messages, hidden treasure, and uncanny prophecy that will both enthrall and baffle even the most perceptive readers.Part horror story, part detective fiction, The Gold Bug is an ingenious tale bearing all the hallmarks of Poe's extraordinary narrative skill. It is presented here with The Sphinx, a similarly themed and equally disturbing short story. Wonderfully versatile as an author and best known for his tales of terror and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) holds a venerable place in the history of American literature. This edition contains the following short stories: - The Gold Bug - The Sphinx - William Wilson.

“Von Kempelen and His Discovery” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). First published in 1849, it is a satire of California Gold Rush and Nineteenth Century American Press. This edition also contains a long note on Poe’s life and work written by French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) in 1852. The essay was translated in English by Henry Curwen (1845-1892) in 1873.

"Hop-Frog" (originally "Hop-Frog; Or, the Eight Chained Ourangoutangs") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The title character, a person with dwarfism taken from his homeland, becomes the jester of a king particularly fond of practical jokes. Taking revenge on the king and his cabinet for the king's striking his friend and fellow dwarf Trippetta, he dresses the king and his cabinet as orangutans for a masquerade. In front of the king's guests, Hop-Frog murders them all by setting their costumes on fire before escaping with Trippetta.Critical analysis has suggested that Poe wrote the story as a form of literary revenge against a woman named Elizabeth F. Ellet and her circle.

On the surface, "The Domain of Arnheim" is a tale of a fantastically wealthy man called "Ellison" who desires to express "the true character, the august aims, the supreme majesty and dignity of the poetic sentiment." He achieves his goal through creating "Arnheim," a castle and landscape-garden of supreme loveliness. As Ellison says, man can't affect the "general condition of man," but must be "thrown back...upon self." The first half of the story is a discussion of Ellison's philosophies concerning man and nature, and the second a detailed description of Arnheim itself. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Surreal tales of suspense and imagination from an American masterThe Complete Short Stories is the ultimate collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s tales of the macabre—from the world-famous classics “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Cask of the Amontillado” to lesser-known masterpieces such as “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” and “The Devil in the Belfry.” Fans of Poe’s Gothic tales of horror will thrill to discover his brilliant French detective, C. Auguste Dupin. Readers familiar with Poe’s mysteries will find new pleasure in his dark comedy and early science fiction stories. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most brilliant and influential authors in American history, and The Complete Short Stories is a must-have for every admirer of his work. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

This early work by Edgar Allan Poe was originally published in 1850. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809, Poe became an orphan at a very early age. After being taken in by a couple in Richmond, he spent a brief spell in the United Kingdom before returning to enrol at the University of Virginia. Poe struggled for many years to make a living as a writer and frequently had to move city to stay in employment as a critic. Even for his greatest success, 'The Raven', he only received $9 and, although becoming a household name, his financial position remained far from stable. Poe died in 1849, aged just 40, yet his legacy is a formidable one: He is seen today as one of the greatest practitioners of Gothic and detective fiction that ever lived, and popular culture is replete with references to him. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

Suspense, fear and the supernatural provide the center for this tale by the master prose writer, Edgar Allan Poe. The "Cambridge English Dictionary" defines an imp as a "small evil spirit." The same dictionary says this about "perverse" as a noun, "strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy." Combine those two and that's a statement. There's murder here. And madness. What else would you expect from Poe? Librarian's note: this entry is for the story, "The Imp of the Perverse." Collections of short stories by the author can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

"Stories for sleepless nights" is one of the best series containing only the best strange, occult, fantastic and obscure stories ever published. We take great pride in republishing stories, that have long been lost and are now available again for your Kindle reader. Prepare for stunning, mind-shaking, frightening and thrilling stories from all over the world.If you are interested in far more stories from this series just drop the words "Stories for sleepless nights" into the Amazon search field."A Tale of the Ragged Mountains" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe partially based on his experiences while a student at the University of Virginia. Set near Charlottesville, it is the only one of Poe's stories to take place in Virginia.

The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe Special Coffee Table Style Book.

Edgar Allan Poe was a master of the tale of psychological horror and the author of what is considered the first modern detective story. This anthology gathers more than 20 of Poe’s groundbreaking tales of the macabre, among them “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.” It also includes his trilogy of stories featuring detective C. Auguste Dupin: “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Mystery of Marie Rôget,” and “The Purloined Letter.”

Edgar Allan Poe on jännityskertomusten kuolematon klassikko ja alan voittamaton mestari. Korppi ja kultakuoriainen sisältää valikoiman Poen parasta tuotantoa, joissa kaikessa hallitsevana tekijänä on armoton pelko ja jännitys. Sisältö: Korppi Korppi (The Raven, 1845) Kultakuoriainen Kultakuoriainen (The Gold Bug, 1843) Tarina Rosovuorilta (A Tale of the Ragged Mountains, 1844) Sfinksi (The Sphinx, 1846) William Wilson (William Wilson, 1839) Musta kissa (The Black Cat, 1843) Ligeia (Ligeia, 1838) Kuilu ja heiluri (The Pit and the Pendulum, 1842) Tohtori Tarrin ja professori Fetherin menetelmä (The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether, 1845) Usherin talon häviö (The Fall of the House of Usher, 1839) Muita kertomuksia Amontillado-tynnyri (The Cask of Amontillado, 1846) Kurimus (A Descent into the Maelstrom, 1841) Käsikirjoitus, joka löydettiin pullosta (Ms. Found in a Bottle, 1833) Varjo – vertaus (Shadow – A Parable, 1835) Herra Valdemarin tapauksen tosiasiat (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, 1845) Punaisen kuoleman naamio (The Masque of the Red Death, 1842)

This stunning chapbook—perfect for fans of the mysterious and macabre—comprises three of Edgar Allan Poe’s short literary “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “Metzengerstein,” and “The Masque of the Red Death.” This keepsake edition features elegantly designed cardstock covers with flaps and as well as silver and fluorescent ink.