The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe is credited with having pioneered the short story, having perfected the tale of psychological horror, and having revolutionised modern poetics. 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.
This leatherbound omnibus collects all of Poe's fiction and poetry in a single volume, including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum,." "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," the full-length novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, and much more.
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Table of Contents (abridged)
Introduction
POETRY
FICTION
Eureka: A Prose Poem
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Title Index
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Collector’s Hardcover Edition
1040 pages. Bonded-leather binding, textured printing to front, back and spine. Silver gilt edging, printed endpapers, ribbon bookmark.
ISBN: 9781435154469
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Press, reviews, endorsements
Book Review by Foolish Fish - watch on YouTube here
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About the Author
The late Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction.
