The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 1

by Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell (Contribution by), Nathaniel Parker Willis (Contribution by)

Overview

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783742920805
Publisher:	libreka classics
Publication date:	03/01/2019
Sold by:	Libreka GmbH
Format:	eBook
Pages:	290
File size:	355 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.

Table of Contents

Edgar Allan Poe, An Appreciation -- Life of Poe, by James Russell Lowell -- Death of Poe, by N. P. Willis -- The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfall -- The Gold Bug -- Four Beasts in One -- The Murders in the Rue Morgue -- The Mystery of Marie Rogêt -- The Balloon Hoax -- MS. Found in a Bottle -- The Oval Portrait