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This gorgeous anthology features 29 of Edgar Allan Poe's tales of the fantastic and the macabre. It combines some of his most popular stories — including "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" — with lesser-known gems. Illustrated with 8 full-color plates and 24 full-page drawings filled with brooding eroticism by Harry Clarke, a brilliant Edwardian-era artist too long overshadowed by his contemporary Aubrey Beardsley.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Yet I am not more sure that my soul lives, than I am that perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart – one of the indivisible primary faculties, or sentiments, which gives direction to the character of Man.’Including Poe’s most terrifying, grotesque and haunting short stories, Tales of Mystery and Imagination is the ultimate collection of the infamous author’s macabre works.Considered to be one of the earliest American writers to encapsulate the genre of detective-fiction, the collection features some of his most popular tales.‘The Gold-Bug’ is the only tale that was popular in his lifetime, whereas ‘The Black Cat’, ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’ and ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ became more widely read after his death.Focussing on the internal conflict of individuals, the power of the dead over the living, and psychological explorations of darker human emotion that appear to anticipate Sigmund Freud’s later theories on the psyche, Poe’s Gothic terror stories are considered masterpieces the world over.

On the 150th anniversary of artist Arthur Rackham's birth, a gorgeous hardcover--the only one in print--of his delightfully spooky illustrated edition of the tales of Poe. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY CHILDREN'S CLASSICS.Arthur Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the golden age of British book illustration, known for his richly imagined fantasy illustrations of fairy tales and other children's books. Known as "The Dean of Fairyland," he developed what has been described as a fusion of Nordic style with Japanese woodblock traditions. His illustrated Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1935, contains a selection of twenty-five of Poe's best stories, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Gold-Bug," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Pit and the Pendulum." Our beautiful Children's Classics hardcover edition, with Rackham's inventive full-color and black-and-white illustrations, makes an irresistible gift for fans of all ages.

Poe is without doubt the 'master of the macabre' or, as proposes the contemporary thriller writer, J D Worner, in her Introduction, 'the Dean of Death'. This beautiful edition of Poe's 'Tales of Mystery & Imagination' contains the compilation as originally conceived in 1902 with the addition of: an Introduction by contemporary thriller/horror writer, JD Worner; an Essay on Poe by D H Lawrence; a 'Life of Edgar Allan Poe'; the tales 'William Wilson' and 'Metzengerstein'; the poem 'The Raven'; annotations, including translations of the French; contemporary illustrations by portrait artist, D Dhorne, and the original illustrations by Harry Clarke.

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Barnes and Noble Edition, 2001. Thick Royal 8vo. 4620pp. Profuse and wonderful illustrations including full page coloured plates, black and white and red and white plate, coloured frontispiece, double endpapersfront and rear, title page, prelims, in-text illustrations and chapter endpiece vignettes. Appears as new, excellent unopened and unread, clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscription or marks of any kind well held in joints and hinges, crisp as issued, silk ribbon bookmark, all edges bright gilt. Beautifully in bound in Barnes and Noble trademark faux red leather, with 3 raised band s to spine and featuring bright gilt embossed, red and black elaborate illustration to both boards and to spine. A great addition to the library of reader and collector alike.

This antiquarian volume contains a collection of some of Edgar Allen Poe’s most famous tales, including “The Gold-Bug”, “Ms. Found in a Bottle”, “A Descent into the Maelström”, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “William Wilson”, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, “The Mystery of Marie Roget”, “The Pitt and the Pendulum”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “A Tale of the Ragged Mountains”, and more. This volume constitutes a must-have for fans of the macabre, and would make for a fantastic addition to any collection. Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing "Tales of Mystery and Imagination” now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a compilation of some of Poe's most recognized and revered works including; The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum and The Tell-Tale Heart. An absolute must-read for anyone who enjoys being lost in the most classic of Mystery Tales. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. 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. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.