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Tales of Mystery and Imagination

The Bloomsbury Phantastics
By Edgar Allan Poe
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe is a collection of short stories that delve into the mysterious, the macabre, and the psychologically unsettling. The narratives explore themes of madness, the supernatural, and the perils of the human psyche, drawing readers into a world where the line between reality and the bizarre is often blurred. Each story showcases Poe's mastery of suspense and his ability to evoke an eerie atmosphere that captivates the imagination.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This collection will captivate you if you enjoy masterfully crafted stories filled with suspense, intrigue, and a touch of the macabre. Its richly atmospheric tales deliver Gothic charm and psychological depth, making it a quintessential read for those fond of classic mystery and imaginative fiction.

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Tales of Mystery and Imagination

A stunning new edition of Edgar Allan Poe's most terrifying stories, with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman

Part of the The Bloomsbury Phantastic series - three books tracing the tradition of fantasy from Edgar Allan Poe to Neil Gaiman and Susanna Clarke

Published for the 60th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's death, this decorative new edition is ideal for fans of the gothic master and will draw in new readers All three books in the series contain new introductions by Neil Gaiman Published in time for Hallowe'en and dark winter nights, all three books in the series are high-spec paperbacks with black-edged pages

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‘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 innocent buried alive, and the deranged hallucinations of a murderer all haunt this collection of Edgar Allan Poe's most celebrated stories. The undisputed master of gothic horror, Poe probes every imaginable depth of terror in his claustrophobic nightmares of murder and madness, including the classic ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’ and ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’. Just as disturbing are the tales featuring the eccentric and ingenious Auguste Dupin - the first modern detective hero.

In these chilling stories, Edgar Allan Poe's macabre imagination explores the darkest corners of the human mind and the furthest reaches of the paranormal.

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Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe is lauded for its exploration of dark themes, reflecting the author's own tormented life experiences. Joanne Harris of the Daily Telegraph highlights how Poe's work uncovers the madness within love, the duality of desire, and the fear of being overpowered by mythical, monstrous figures.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408803431

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 235g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre.

Born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809; he was informally adopted by the Allans of Richmond after his parents' death. He attended the University of Virginia and briefly attempted a military career, before embarking on a literary career.

After publishing an anonymous collection of poems in 1827, Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals. He married his cousin, Virginia Clemm, in 1835, who died in 1842 not long after publishing his famous poem ‘The Raven'. He began planning to produce his own journal, The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), but died in 1849 before being able to see it produced.

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