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The Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe is a captivating collection showcasing Poe's mastery in the realms of mystery, macabre, and the Gothic. Through an array of short stories and poems, the book explores themes of death, madness, and the supernatural, drawing readers into dark and atmospheric worlds. Renowned tales and verses reveal Poe's unique storytelling prowess and his influence on the horror and mystery genres.
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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 Raven”, “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. They focus on the internal conflict of individuals, the power of the dead over the living, and psychological explorations of darker human emotion.

An American writer of fantastical, bizarre and sometimes disturbing short stories, Poe wrote in the first half of the nineteenth century. Preoccupied with delving into the darker reaches of the human psyche, Poe is the inventor of the detective story and master of the macabre.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008182298

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 April 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: William Collins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 304

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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