Classic Works of Horror

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By Edgar Allan Poe

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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... Read More

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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 is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill.

A prolific writer of poetry and criticism in addition to fiction, Poe was known not only for the eerie beauty of his prose but also for his formidable satire. He is revered as one of the foremost American gothic stylists.

The best of Poe’s short fiction is collected here, including the timeless masterpieces “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Masque of the Red Death.”

The collection includes the following:

Tales

Berenice
Shadow—A Parable
Silence—A Fable
The Fall of the House of Usher
William Wilson
The Man of the Crowd
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
A Descent Into the Maelstrom
The Colloquy of Monos and Una
Never Bet the Devil Your Head. A Tale with a Moral
The Oval Portrait
The Masque of the Red Death
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Black Cat
A Tale of Ragged Mountains
The Premature Burial
The Purloined Letter
Some Words with a Mummy
The Imp of the Perverse
The Cask of Amontillado

Poems

Spirits of the Dead
Lenore
The Raven
Ulalume—A Ballad
Annabel Lee

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780063412927

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 114.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 320

Collections

Classic Fiction Classic Poetry Edgar Allan Poe Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Literary Fiction

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic. A writer of fantastical, bizarre and sometimes disturbing short stories, he is best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. He lived and worked in the first half of the nineteenth century and died a mysterious death, many believe caused by an overdose of drugs, at the age of 40 in 1849.

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