Classic Works of Horror

The classic poems and spine-tingling stories of a Gothic American master collected in one volume Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation, as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high-tech haunted houses, Poe is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill. Born in Boston in 1809, and dead at the age of 40, Poe wrote across several fields during his life, noted for his poetry and short stories as well as his criticism. The best of each of these is collected here, including the classic poem "The Raven," and timeless stories like "The Tell-Tale Heart." In his introduction to this volume, G. R. Thompson argues that Poe was a great satirist and comedic craftsman, as well as a formidable Gothic writer. "All of Poe''s fiction," Thompson writes, "and the poems as well, can be seen as one coherent piece--as the work of one of the greatest ironists of world literature." The Great Short Works of Edgar Allen Poe includes these classics: The Raven Annabel Lee The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Masque of the Red Death The Pit and the Pendulum The Tell-Tale Heart The Purloined Letter The Imp of the Perverse

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery during his lifetime and is now widely held to be a central figure of Romanticism and gothic horror in American literature. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was orphaned at age three, was expelled from West Point for gambling, and later became a well-regarded literary critic and editor. "The Raven," published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain mysterious circumstances and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Twenty-five spine-tingling tales and poems from the preeminent writer of American gothic fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, now available in a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.

Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation, as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high-tech haunted houses, Poe is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill.

Of all the preeminent 19th century American writers, Edgar Allan Poe staked out the most vivid reputation as a master of the macabre. Poe remains the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill.

A prolific writer of poetry and criticism in addition to fiction, Poe was known not only for the eerie beauty of his prose but his formidable satire. He is revered as one of the foremost American gothic stylists.

The best of Poe’s short fiction is collected here, including the timeless masterpieces “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Masque of the Red Death.”

The collection includes the following:

Tales

• Berenice
• Shadow—A Parable
• Silence—A Fable
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• William Wilson
• The Man of the Crowd
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue
• A Descent Into the Maelstrom
• The Colloquy of Monos and Una
• Never Bet the Devil Your Head. A Tale with a Moral
• The Oval Portrait
• The Masque of the Red Death
• The Pit and the Pendulum
• The Tell-Tale Heart
• The Black Cat
• A Tale of Ragged Mountains
• The Premature Burial
• The Purloined Letter
• Some Words with a Mummy
• The Imp of the Perverse
• The Cask of Amontillado Poems

• Spirits of the Dead
• Lenore
• The Raven
• Ulalume—A Ballad

• Annabel Lee

  Zusammenfassung

Twenty spine-tingling stories by the American gothic master, now available as a limited Harper Perennial Olive Edition.

Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation, as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high-tech haunted houses, Poe is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill.

Born in Boston in 1809 to an actor and actress, and dead at the age of 40, Poe wrote across several fields during his life, noted for his poetry and short stories as well as his criticism. The best of his short fiction is collected here, including classic, timeless stories like “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Known not only for the eerie beauty of his prose but his formidable satire, he is now held to be one of the foremost American Gothic writers.

Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe includes these classic haunting tales:

• Berenice
• Shadow—A Parable
• Silence—A Fable
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• William Wilson
• The Man of the Crowd
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue
• A Descent Into the Maelstrom
• The Colloquy of Monos and Una
• Never Bet the Devil Your Head. A Tale with a Moral
• The Oval Portrait
• The Masque of the Red Death
• The Pit and the Pendulum
• The Tell-Tale Heart
• The Black Cat
• A Tale of Ragged Mountains
• The Premature Burial
• The Purloined Letter
• Some Words with a Mummy
• The Imp of the Perverse
• The Cask of Amontillado