Edgar Allan Poe
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Sprung from the shadowed recesses of Edgar Allan Poe's imagination, these nineteen tales of mystery and the macabre testify to the brilliance of their author's dark genius. Included are such enduring classics as "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall; of the House of Usher," "The Black Cat," "The Masque of the Red Death," and "The Cask of Amontillado." Each story is colorfully illustrated by the classic artwork of Harry Clarke, in whom Poe found one of...
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 5 by Edgar Allan Poe
Includes Philosophy of Furniture, A Tale of Jerusalem, the Sphinx, Hop Frog, the Man of the Crowd, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, Thou Art the Man, Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling, and many other tales and poems.
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Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
With that undying line Edgar Allan Poe ensured his immortality in the annals of American letters. What student of literature or lover of poetry is not familiar with his poem "The Raven," and the heartbreaking message implicit in its melancholy refrain?
"The Raven" is by far Poe's best-known poem and it is one of more than forty to be found in The Raven and Other Poems, a volume that collects the best of Poe's...
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Our pet-loving narrator injures his black cat under heavy influence of alcohol. From that moment onward, the cat flees in terror at his master's approach but this does not save Pluto from his master and eventually leads to Pluto's death and a mysterious house fire. The mystery does not end there and leads to even more unexpected events. The book features twenty other stories including: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The...
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Considered to be the first literary detective, C. Auguste Dupin turns his deductive skills to solving two seemingly un-solvable mysteries. In "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" Dupin must deduce the identity of the murderer of Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter despite contradictory witnesses and puzzling evidence. In "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" Dupin again uses his skills to discover the identity of the murderer of Marie Rogêt, whose body has been...
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The Letter is an inspiring collection of letters written by a high school swim coach to his athletes upon graduation. Every letter is personal and based on a theme specific to each athlete. It is a culmination of the journey taken through their high school swim experience. Their joys, failures, successes, and triumphs. The Letter is part inspiration and reflection, part motivation and direction.
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The father of the detective novel and an innovator in American Gothic fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) made his living as America's first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting works of horror and mystery that remain popular around the world. This anthology presents Poe's finest works in a rich selection of poetry and prose that features his only complete novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon...
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En la presente edición se ofrecen tres de los relatos policiacos más conocidos de Poe. Los crímenes de la calle Morgue está considerado como el primer relato de detectives de la historia de la literatura, en el que se tienen en cuenta todos los elementos clave que recogerá en un futuro la novela policia clásica.
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Eldritch lovers, gothic grotesques and a homicidal jester are among the characters issued from the imagination of one of the great American tale-spinners of the nineteenth-century. Horror, humor and mystery intertwine in this collection of ten of Edgar Allan Poe's more, esoteric short stories.
The Stories:
"Ligeia" was originally, published in the September 18, 1838 issue of American Museum. The poem "The Conqueror Worm," first published in Graham's...
50) Eleonora
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Eleonora Edgar Allan Poe-The story follows an unnamed narrator who lives with his cousin and aunt in "The Valley of the Many-Colored Grass", an idyllic paradise full of fragrant flowers, fantastic trees, and a "River of Silence". It remains untrodden by the footsteps of strangers and so they live isolated but happy.
After living like this for fifteen years, "Love entered" the hearts of the narrator and his cousin Eleonora.
51) The Assignation
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The main plot begins when the man is wandering the streets of Venice and comes across a woman who screams because she sees her baby in the water. She is not actually trying to get the baby out of the water though instead a man from across the water jumps in, after the narrator has arrived and saves the baby. From here it becomes clear that the woman may have dropped the baby into the water by herself…
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Fantasy and reality collide when an unnamed narrator believes his beloved wife, Ligeia, has risen from the dead. "Ligeia" was one of Edgar Allan Poe's first published short stories, and spurred much debate as to the symbolism of Ligeia's death and supposed resurrection.
A pioneer of the short story genre, Poe's stories typically captured themes of the macabre and included elements of the mysterious. His better-known stories include "The Fall of...
53) Tamerlane: Poem
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This epic poem gives an account of a Turkic ruler named Tamerlane, who conquered kingdoms to win power, while giving up that which his heart desired most.
Despite the fact that his first published works were books of poetry, during his lifetime Edgar Allan Poe was recognized more for his literary criticism and prose than his poetry. However, Poe's poetic works have since become as well-known as his famous stories, and reflect similar themes of mystery...
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Der Ich Erzähler präsentiert den außergewöhnlichen Fall des Ernst Waldemar, welcher zu seiner Zeit großes Aufsehen in der Bevölkerung erregt hatte. Sein Interesse gilt dem animalischen Magnetismus oder auch Mesmerismus genannt. Bekannterweise wurde noch nie eine Person während ihres Todes "magnetisiert" oder in Hypnose versetzt. Er erwägt den Versuch, einen an schwerer Tuberkulose erkrankten Freund – Ernst Waldemar, einen Schriftsteller...
55) Thou Art the Man
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The plot involves a man wrongfully accused of murdering his uncle Barnabas Shuttleworthy, whose corpse is missing. An unnamed narrator finds the body, suspects the victim's good friend Charles Goodfellow, and sets up an elaborate plot to expose him. The corpse appears to come back to life and points to the best friend, exclaiming "Thou art the man!" The title and the climactic line refer to the second Book of Samuel in the Bible.
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"The Landscape Garden" also published under the title "The Domain of Arnheim" combines the essay form with that of the tale in an effort to improve on nature. Critics have praised the story as a marvellous prose poem that contains a musical element similar to that which Poe attempted to achieve in hie poetry.
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"A Descent Into The Maelströma" is a tale told at the summit of a mountain climb in Lofoten Norway. The story is told by an old man who reveals that he only appears old-"You suppose me a very old man," he says, "but I am not. It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to weaken my limbs, and to unstring my nerves." The narrator, convinced by the power of the whirlpools he sees in the ocean beyond, is then...
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Legendary Black Veil Brides' founder and frontman Andy Biersack curated his favorite Edgar Allan Poe tales, presented here in their original language with supplemental materials.
Dive back into classics like The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Oval Portrait, and The Mask of the Red Death with accompanying original artwork and a foreword from Andy himself. This compact, small but mighty, Poe collection is made to be a staple on your shelf.
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." This selection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetical works includes some of his best-known pieces, including the triumphant, gleeful 'The Bells', the tragic ode 'Annabel Lee' and his famous gothic tour de force, 'The Raven'. Some present powerful, nightmarish images of...