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A Vintage Shorts "Short Story Month" Selection The precursor to Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot: Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin is blessed with the gift of intuition, and he puts it to the test after a horrible murder in the Rue Morgue. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is thought to be the first modern... More

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Contents: Ligeia -- The fall of the House of Usher -- The murders in the Rue Morgue— The masque of the Red Death -- The pit and the pendulum -- The tell-tale heart – The gold-bug -- The black cat -- The cask of Amontillado. ... More

This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Poe's allusions and complicated vocabulary. Edgar Allan Poe'his name conjures up thoughts of hearts beating long after their owners are dead, of disease and plague amid weal... More

The first of five collections containing the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe.... More

The second of five collections containing the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe.... More

The third of five collections containing the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe.... More

The fourth of five collections containing the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe.... More

The fifth of five collections containing the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe.... More

The Fall of the House of Usher By Edgar Allan Poe "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story begins with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his friend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him in a distant part of the country complaining of an... More

'Meantime the hellish tattoo of the heart increased. It grew quicker and quicker, and louder and louder every instant. The old man's terror must have been extreme! It grew louder, I say, louder every moment! --do you mark me well? I have told you that I am nervous: so I am. And now at the dead hour ... More

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poe's only completed novel. It begins as a standard sea adventure but descends into Poe's signature dark style, as its protagonist, Arthur Gordon Pym, encounters mutiny and cannibalism. A stowaway on the whaling ship Grampus, Pym finds m... More

The fate of the Usher ancestral home rests on the heads of Roderick and Madeline Usher—siblings afflicted with psychological illnesses that will prove to be their undoing. A master of the mysterious and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe's short stories explore the human psyche. "The Fall of the House of ... More

Three Thrillers from Poe, Master of Horror: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Edgar Allan Poe: Master of Horror ... More

A stowaway aboard the New England whaler Grampus, young Arthur Gordon Pym finds himself an unwilling passenger on an extraordinary voyage. Edgar Allan Poe's only novel, first published in 1838, recounts the incredible adventures and discoveries of Pym and his companions as they overcome violent muti... More

Recognized today as the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1949) revealed his genius in tales of death, terror, evil, and perversity. Highly skilled in achieving a calculated psychological effect, Poe created chilling fictional nightmares permeated by myster... More

A scarce antiquarian book from the master of suspense.... More

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.... More

In Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, a murderer is haunted by the beating of his victim's heart.Be it mystery, romance, drama, comedy, politics, or history, great literature stands the test of time. ClassicJoe proudly brings literary classics to today's digital readers, connecting those who love to... More

The story is told in the first person. He is a condemned man at the outset of the story. The narrator tells us that from an early age he has loved animals. He and his wife have many pets, including a large black cat named Pluto. This cat is especially fond of the narrator and vice versa. Their mutua... More