Edgar Allan Poe

The comprehensive collection of poetry by the world-renowned writer. Explore the transcendent world of unity and ultimate beauty in Edgar Allan Poe's verse in this complete poetry collection. Although best known for his short stories, Edgar Allan Poe was by nature and choice a poet. From his exquisite lyric "To Helen," to his immortal masterpieces, "Annabel Lee," "The Bells," and...

Part of the Timeless Classics series, The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe contains every known tale written by the famous gothic American writer. His often macabre and dark works, which span the years from 1827 to his death in 1849, include "The Raven," "The Black Cat," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "Annabelle Lee." For Poe fans worldwide, this...

This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction, and poetry demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. The Fall of the House of Usher describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In The Tell...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural.

Revel in the sumptuous language of Edgar Allan Poe's best works in this elegantly designed hardcover edition. The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe features the spine-chilling short stories and melodious poems of the famous Gothic American writer, spanning from 1827 to his death in 1849. This collectible edition features: A handsome faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designs 21...

'The most original genius that America has produced' – Alfred, Lord Tennyson VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIES Spine-tingling, mind-altering, and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. Edgar Allan Poe was a writer of uncommon talent; in The Murders in the Rue Morgue he created the genre of detective fiction while...

The timeless, genre-defying classics Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Stories, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Raven & Other Writings are now available together in this bone-chilling paperback boxed set. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Stories, the relationship between a well-respected doctor and a...

‘Plagued all his life by scandals and rumours, dogged by depression, prey to terrible fantasies and even more terrible phobias, Poe's writing reflects the madness in every lover's heart, the dark side of desire, the terror of being consumed alive by something half-goddess, half-beast’ - Joanne Harris, Daily Telegraph WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEIL GAIMAN An inescapable black pit, an...

"Suddenly there came a tapping." The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe is a collection comprising his famous poem and 25 of his remarkable short stories. Now available in an exquisite hardcover edition featuring a foiled cover and distinctive interior design elements, it makes an ideal gift for literature lovers, fans of gothic horror and allegorical literature,...

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Poe's most macabre and irresistible stories with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper, and finished with a silk ribbon. The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories offers a window into Edgar Allan Poe's stories, uncovering the deeply unnerving strangeness lurking within us all. His genius for horror and suspense...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. The Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe ‘True! Nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them.’ This ultimate collection of the infamous author’s works includes “The...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics — irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Arguably America's most influential short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe's tales of suspense never fail to spook and amaze. Gathered in this selection are his very best horror stories, including the gothic tour de force...

The classic poems and spine-tingling stories of America’s Gothic master, Edgar Allan Poe, now available in one horrifying volume. “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.” Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation as a master...

Age range 7 to 10In this gorgeously illustrated collection of poems, readers are introduced to twenty-five of Poe's most beloved works, each illustrated with stunning, full-colour collage artwork. Brief commentary and helpful definitions accompany each poem, making The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe among the most accessible - and beautiful - introductions to Poe available. Poems include 'The Raven', 'The Bells',...

Gorgeous, collectable new edition of a great American poet, whose lyricism is often overshadowed by his short stories. A new collectable edition of Poe's poetry which demonstrates his skilful and imaginative command of the English language. Often regarded as the founder of the modern short story, Poe also laid the foundations for the symbolist poets and futurists of the 20th...

A stunning new edition with deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. This beautiful collection compiles Edgar Allan Poe's most terrifying and otherworldly works. Included are the very first modern detective stories, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The...

A murderer is forced to reveal his crime by the sound of a beating heart, a mysterious figure wreaks havoc among a party of noblemen during the time of the plague, a grieving lover awakens to find himself clutching a box of his beloved's blood-stained teeth, a man is obsessed with the fear of being buried alive – these are...

This deliciously eerie volume collects some of the most well-known of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tales and poems originally published in the early to mid-19th century for a new generation of young readers—featuring a freshly reimagined cover! Acknowledged as one of the most brilliant American writers, Edgar Allan Poe crafted a fantastic world filled with mystery and horror that has...

Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world, including this haunting edition of Tales of Mystery and Terror by Edgar Allan Poe. Enter the dark, doom-laden world of Edgar Allan Poe with a selection of some of his most chilling tales, chosen for children aged 10+. ‘There was an iciness, a...

LARGE PRINT EDITION. The Edgar Allan Poe Collection (2020) compiles several iconic works of short fiction and poetry by an icon of American literature. Recognised as a foundational figure of nineteenth-century fiction, Poe has inspired generations of readers and writers with his craftsmanship and taste for tragedy and terror. His brief but meteoric career shaped the trajectory of American literature...

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the earliest pioneers of the short story and perfected the tale of psychological horror. The entirety of Poe's body of imaginative work encompasses detective tales, satires, fables, fantasies, science fiction, verse dramas, and some of the most evocative poetry in the English language. The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe collects Poe's...

The finest comic, Gothic, and satiric works of the nineteenth-century writer are included in an anthology that features a superb collection of poetry, critical essays, and short fiction. This includes such classics as "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Raven," "The Purloined Letter," "Annabel Lee," and more. Great Short Works of Edgar Allan Poe showcases the timeless creativity and profound...

Edgar Allan Poe is not only the finest, most terrifying writer of Gothic horror tales ever to have lived, he also wrote extraordinary poems. Here, Poe writes of the torments of ingenious, malevolent persecutors and of a mind's own sickening madness. The Pit and the Pendulum is a collection of works from a dark and brilliant genius.

The 100th title in the phenomenally successful and much-loved Penguin Clothbound Classics series. This selection of Poe's stories, poetry, and other writing demonstrates the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. The Fall of the House of Usher describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of...

Revel in the sumptuous language of Edgar Allan Poe's best works. The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe features key works, spanning from 1827 to his death in 1849, from the famous Gothic American writer, especially Poe's spine-chilling short stories and melodious poems. Included in this indispensable edition, with an introduction by renowned author Daniel Stashower, are 21...

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...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Edgar Allan Poe's short stories have lost none of their power to horrify. He remains a destabilisingly terse sketcher of ideas, a writer who allows the reader to fill in the many ghastly blanks in his narratives of violence, retribution and animalism. It is hard to recommend Hop-Frog wholeheartedly (its original...

An apartment on the rue Morgue turned into a charnel house; the corpse of a shopgirl dragged from the Seine; a high-stakes game of political blackmail—three mysteries that have enthralled the whole of Paris, and baffled the city's police. The brilliant Chevalier Auguste Dupin investigates—can he find the solution where so many others before him have failed? These three stories...

My visions were of shipwreck and famine; of death or captivity among barbarian hordes; of a lifetime dragged out in sorrow and tears, upon some grey and desolate rock, in an ocean unapproachable and unknown. In his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838), Edgar Allan Poe carries his knack for the mysterious and macabre, spilt...

Quote the raven, nevermore with this deluxe talking raven figurine inspired by the beloved Edgar Allan Poe poem. Unique figurine with sound: This 3-inch raven figurine says the iconic line from the poem The Raven at the touch of a button. Illustrated mini book: Includes a 48-page mini book with the full poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. The perfect...

These stories and poems come from the mind of Edgar Allan Poe—one of the earliest masters of macabre literature. From the mysterious to the macabre, the works of Edgar Allan Poe have the power to evoke readers’ deepest emotions. Poe’s stories and poems explore the darker side of life and still offer lessons and insight into human behaviour today. This...

First published in January 1845, The Raven is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The poem is often noted for its musicality, stylised language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow descent into madness.

Featured in these pages are Edgar Allan Poe's best-loved and most-feared literary creations: the clever C. August Dupin, precursor to Sherlock Holmes; the terrifying ghouls of Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque; as well as the tragic sensibilities of The Raven and Other Poems. This is an essential treasury for Poe novices and experts alike.

A masquerade ball in a secluded abbey; a vendetta settled in the wine cellars of an Italian palazzo; a gloomy castle in a desolated landscape; the beating of a heart beneath the floorboards: the plots and settings of Poe's dark, mysterious tales continue to haunt the popular imagination. This new selection introduces the greatest Gothic fiction from one of the...

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...

A selection of spine-chilling tales by the Godfather of Goth. The midnight hour approaches. You lie in bed and try to sleep, but there is the howling of the wind outside, the creak of a floorboard, the scream of a cat, the ticking clock... Your heart beats, your skin crawls, and despite yourself you reach for this book and enter...

This stunning chapbook, perfect for fans of the mysterious and macabre, comprises three of Edgar Allan Poe's short literary masterpieces: The Tell-Tale Heart, Metzengerstein, and The Masque of the Red Death. This keepsake edition features elegantly designed cardstock covers with flaps, as well as silver and fluorescent ink.

An illustrated wit-and-wisdom-style packaging of quotes and excerpts from the fiction and nonfiction of Edgar Allan Poe, organised by theme and presented in a lighter-than-Poe context. Poe Knows will collect several hundred quotes and aphorisms from Poe's poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Quotes will be organised into thematic chapter groupings, and each chapter will be prefaced with several introductory paragraphs that...

A chilling compilation of some of Edgar Allan Poe's best-loved stories, edited by Vincent Price and Chandler Brossard, with an introduction by Vincent Price. This collection includes: The Black Cat - The Fall of the House of Usher - The Masque of the Red Death - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - The Premature Burial - Ms....

In this Norton Critical Edition, G. R. Thompson has fully introduced, annotated, and edited each text. The Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe includes "Backgrounds and Contexts" with fifty-seven carefully chosen documents that illuminate Poe's prolific but short career, among them reviews, prefaces, and correspondence by Poe. It also covers thematic pieces dealing with Transcendentalism and alternative romanticism, sciences of...

No library's complete without the classics! This new, enhanced leather-bound edition collects some of the most influential stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.Edgar Allan Poe was a master of tales of the mysterious and macabre. From the eerie incantations of “The Raven” to the persistent fright of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” his stories and poems are unforgettable explorations of the...

The Raven is a Gothic literary masterpiece by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1845. This haunting narrative poem follows a grieving man tormented by a mysterious raven that repeatedly utters "Nevermore." With its melancholic tone, rhythmic structure, and rich symbolism, it explores themes of loss and despair. One of Poe's most celebrated works, The Raven captivates readers with dark,...

Legendary Black Veil Brides' founder and frontman Andy Biersack curated his favourite 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,...

The undisputed pioneer of the horror, detective and science-fiction genres, Edgar Allan Poe was an accomplished poet as well as a celebrated writer of short stories. The present edition contains all of his works in verse, from the major poems of his maturity – such as his famous ballads The Raven and ‘Lenore’ – to those he published in his...

A comprehensive collection of the mysteries, dread figures, poetry, and horror stories of Edgar Allan Poe, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Clothbound Editions line. Featured in these pages are Edgar Allan Poe's best-loved and most-feared literary creations: the clever C. August Dupin, precursor to Sherlock Holmes; the terrifying ghouls of Tales of...

A stunning collection of short stories and poetry containing the very best of the master of the macabre. The Raven and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe is a classic embodiment of horror that is both thought-provoking and entertaining. Edgar Allan Poe's works continue to captivate readers with their intricate narratives and haunting themes. This collection brings together his most...

These stories and poems come from the mind of one of the earliest masters of macabre literature. From the mysterious to the macabre, the works of Edgar Allan Poe have the power to evoke readers’ deepest emotions. Poe’s stories and poems explore the darker side of life and still offer lessons and insight into human behaviour today. This handsome Word...

This box set brings together 8 outstanding mystery books: Classic Tales of Detection and Adventure by Edgar Allan Poe Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins The Phantom of...

From the pulpy, tentacled body of the Cthulhu to the sharpened fangs of Count Dracula, this handsome box set collates the most hair-raising characters of the horror and fantasy genres. The collection of eight tales will whisk you away to gothic towers, uncharted islands, and dusty laboratories—brought to you by some of the most celebrated authors of the 19th and...

Twenty-five spine-tingling tales and poems from the preeminent writer of American gothic fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, now available in a Harper Perennial Olive Edition. Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high-tech haunted houses, Poe...

Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was a groan of mortal terror ... the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul. Stories about murder, mystery and madness, portraying the author's feverish imagination at its creative height. Introducing Little Black Classics...