Edgar Allan Poe
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Featured in these pages are Edgar Allan Poe's best-loved and most-feared literary creations: the clever C. August Dupin, precursor to Sherlock Holmes; the terrifying ghouls of "Tales of the Grotesque" and "Arabesque"; as well as the tragic sensibilities of "The Raven and Other Poems." This is an essential treasury for Poe novices and experts alike.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1966.
Language
English
Description
In a career that spanned slightly more than two decades, Edgar Allan Poe pioneered the short story as a literary form, perfected the tale of psychological horror, launched the detective fiction genre, and helped to revolutionize modern poetics. The full body of Poe's imaginative work encompasses mystery tales, horror stories, satires, fables, fantasies, science fiction, dramas, and verse.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Edgar Allan Poe's tales of the mysterious and the morbid continue to thrill readers. This collection of stories includes The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue, as well as some less familiar stories.
10) Tales of terror
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
A compilation of classic Poe tales for young adult readers, accompanied by a CD.
15) The Poe reader
Author
Publisher
State Street Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
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.
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Series
Publisher
Moonshower
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this gorgeous collection, twenty-five of Poe's most beloved works are each illustrated with stunning, full-color collage artwork. Poems include "The Raven," "The Bells," and many others. Brief commentary and helpful definitions accompany each poem, making The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe among the most accessible--and beautiful--introductions to Edgar Allan Poe available.
Author
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
Edgar Allan Poe's only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is a pivotal work in which Poe calls attention to the act of writing and to the problem of representing the truth. It is an archetypal American story of escape from domesticity tracing a young man's rite of passage through a series of terrible brushes with death during a fateful sea voyage. Included are eight related tales which further illuminate Pym by their treatment...
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Series
Publisher
Manga Classics
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe is a brilliant collection of some of his best-known stories: The Tell Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Also included in this collection are The Mask of the Red Death, and the most famous of all his poems: The Raven. Best read in a dimly-lit room with the curtains drawn, Poe's brilliant works come to life in darkly thrilling ways in this Manga Classic adaptation.