Books with title Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness

A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red.... A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors.... A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave.... Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher -- by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered -- but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly's gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on.

This edition includes all the Poe's Works of Poetry & Fiction that are included in the Poe Canon:- Poems (Alone, The Raven, etc.)- Tales (The Fall of The House of Usher, etc.)You can move quickly back and forth among Poems and Tales by simply clicking a link in the Table of Contents.The Logical TOC (NCX) allows you to jump back and forth between topics with a simple press of the Kindle 5-way toggle.All the prose and all the verses are correctly indented, spaced and formatted.INTRODUCTIONEDGAR ALLAN POE AN APPRECIATION EDGAR ALLAN POE By James Russell Lowell DEATH OF EDGAR A. POE By N. P. Willis ESSAYSMAELZEL'S CHESS-PLAYER OLD ENGLISH POETRY PHILOSOPHY OF FURNITURE. MORNING ON THE WISSAHICCONTHE POETIC PRINCIPLE POEMS POEMS OF LATER LIFE A DREAM WITHIN A DREAMA VALENTINE. AN ENIGMA ANNABEL LEE. BRIDAL BALLADELDORADO. EULALIE FOR ANNIE THE BELLS. THE CITY IN THE SEA. THE RAVEN. THE SLEEPER. TO F - - . TO FRANCES S. OSGOOD TO HELEN TO MARIE LOUISE TO MARIE LOUISE TO MY MOTHERULALUME POEMS OF MANHOOD DREAM-LAND HYMN LENORE SCENES FROM "POLITIAN" SILENCE THE COLISEUM. THE CONQUEROR WORM. THE HAUNTED PALACE. TO ONE IN PARADISE. TO ZANTE POEMS OF YOUTH A DREAM A PÆAN. AL AARAAFAL AARAAF DREAMS EVENING STAR Elizabeth FAIRY-LAND HYMN TO ARISTOGEITON AND HARMODIUS IMITATION IN YOUTH I HAVE KNOWN ONE ISRAFEL LETTER TO MR. B - . ROMANCE SERENADE SONG SONNET - TO SCIENCE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD TAMERLANE THE HAPPIEST DAY. THE LAKE - - TO - - THE VALLEY OF UNREST TO - - TO - - TO HELEN TO MARGARET TO THE RIVER - - DOUBTFUL POEMS ALONE TO ISADORE THE VILLAGE STREET THE FOREST REVERIE TALESA DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTRÖM. A PREDICAMENT A TALE OF JERUSALEM A TALE OF THE RAGGED MOUNTAINS BERENICE BON-BON. DIDDLING CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE EXACT SCIENCES. ELEONORA FOUR BEASTS IN ONE - THE HOMO-CAMELEOPARD HOP-FROG HOW TO WRITE A BLACKWOOD ARTICLE. KING PEST LANDOR'S COTTAGE LIGEIA ....

A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red.... A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors.... A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave.... Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher -- by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered -- but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly's gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. He is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.The literary output of Poe, though not great in volume, limited in range, and very unequal in merit, bears the stamp of an genius. In his poetry he sometimes aims at a musical effect to which the sense is sacrificed, but at times he has a charm and a magic melody all his own. His better tales are remarkable for their originality and ingenuity of construction, and in the best of them he rises to a high level of imagination, as in The House of Usher, while The Gold Beetle or Golden Bug is one of the first examples of the cryptogram story; and in The Purloined Letters, The Mystery of Marie Roget, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue he is the pioneer of the modern detective story.Contents:William WilsonThe Gold-BugThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Masque of the Red DeathThe Cask of AmontilladoA Descent into the MaelstromThe Pit and the PendulumThe Purloined LetterMetzengersteinThe Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Tell-Tale HeartThe Black CatThe Facts in the Case of M. ValdemarLigeiaHop-Frog or the Eight Chained Ourang-OutangsThe Imp of the PerverseThe Oval Portrait

A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red.... A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors.... A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave.... Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher -- by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered -- but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly's gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on.

This is Edgar Allan Poe as you've never seen him before! Enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled! Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales of horror and tragedy have delighted and enthralled readers for over one hundred and fifty years with their ability to terrify, repulse and amaze. Here are four tales, including "The Black Cat" and "The Fall of the House of Usher," from the master of the macabre, which have been carefully abridged and lavishly illustrated by Gris Grimly, collected together in this gruesomely delectable edition.

Whitman Publishing, 1965. Hardcover issued without a DJ but with illustrated boards. Cover and interior illustrations by Ati Forberg. STORIES: “from The Raven” (1845, poem); “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846); “The Black Cat” (1843); “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843); “The Masque of the Red Death” (1842); “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1842); “The Premature Burial” (1844); “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” (1845); “Berenice” (1835); “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839); “The Gold-Bug” (1843); “A Descent into the Maelström” (1841); “William Wilson” (1839).