The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 1

by Edgar Allan Poe, United Holdings Group (Created by)

Overview

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 1 was published in 1908. Macabre parties in isolated castles, Gruesome bestial murders, Talking ravens, hellish black pits, innocents buried alive. Prepare to be chilled and enthralled by the haunting genius of the acknowledged master of gothic horror and suspense, Edgar Allan Poe. The stories and poems in this complete anthology probe to the depths of the human psyche and include the infamous and arguably the first ever detective story ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’ the disturbing classic, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and the horrifyingly claustrophobic, ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’. The perfect bedtime read for the daring and the brave.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612981093
Publisher:	United Holdings Group
Publication date:	12/31/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	370 KB

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was orphaned at the age of three and adopted by a wealthy Virginia family with whom he had a troubled relationship. He excelled in his studies of language and literature at school, and self-published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, in 1827. In 1830, Poe embarked on a career as a writer and began contributing reviews and essays to popular periodicals. He also wrote sketches and short fiction, and in 1833 published his only completed novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Over the next five years he established himself as a master of the short story form through the publication of "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and other well–known works. In 1841, he wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," generally considered the first modern detective story. The publication of The Raven and Other Poems in 1845 brought him additional fame as a poet.