The Penguin Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

The Penguin Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

by WillSelf (Introduction), EdgarAllanPoe (Author)

Synopsis

The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Gold-Bug - some of the most famous tales of terror and the most macabre detective stories ever written. Acknowledged master of suspense, Poe was also a poet and - as his stories of mesmerism and time travel prove - a pioneer of science fiction. In this collection, probing to the depths of the human psyche, Poe's haunted genius will chill and enthral you.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 1040
Publisher: Viking
Published: 03 Nov 2011

ISBN 10: 0670919837
ISBN 13: 9780670919833

Author Bio
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 49), was born in Boston, USA. He was a short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor the detective-fiction genre.