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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.

Horror stories, science fiction, detective stories and satirical sketches –the variety of Poe will chill and delightLocked doors, sealed cavities, bricked-up alcoves and premature burial close in on Poe's narrators as they , like their victims, are cut off from light, air and human society. Partly, Poe's stories resonate as the disordered chambers' of the narrators' minds but also they suggest archetypal, if extreme psychological states.yet Poe was an incurable hoaxer, and in telling some wonderful short stories he also told some excessively tall tales.The most comprehensive paperback edition available, introduction, selected criticism chronology of Poe's life and times.

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.

This edition includes well-known stories such as "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Eye-catching, full-page images by Harry Clarke accompany every story, with additional vignettes throughout the book. The book is presented in an elegant slipcase, with cloth-bound binding. It will be successful n both the gift and reference markets.

Spiral into a dimly lit world, down streets lined with madmen and their black deeds, through the cold twists of the catacombs, and into rooms where secrets dwell. From the tortured mind of Edgar Allan Poe, these three tales, "The Black Cat," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Cask of Amontillado," speak to the hidden places inside us all.Capturing the mist and shadows rising from the stories are illustrations by prominent artist Gary Kelley. Angular and dark, his work heightens the Gothic terror that is Poe's trademark and creates windows into Poe's world.

This collection of Poe's best stories contains all the terrifying and bewildering tales that characterise his work. As well as the Gothic horror of such famous stories as 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Premature Burial' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart', all of Poe's Auguste Dupin stories are included.These are the first modern detective stories and include 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' and 'The Purloined Letter'.

Over 150 years after his death the stories of Edgar Allan Poe continue to intrigue and entrance. Master of the fantastic and the macabre, Poe takes readers on a journey beyond the limits of the imagination to realms where anything is possible.This handsome collection of 29 of Poe’s best-known tales—including “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Murders in Rue Morgue”—is accompanied by the drawings of acclaimed Art Nouveau designer Harry Clarke. Poe and Clark were kindred spirits in artistic daring and this marriage of their work makes a perfect union.Edgar Allan Poe was a pioneer of the short story genre, and his Tales of Mystery and Imagination have an inimitable gothic atmosphere. Some additional tales included in this classic collection are “Berenice,” “The Assassination,” “A Descent into the Maelstrom,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and “The Premature Burial.” This oversized, finely designed hardcover edition is a perfect gift for classic literature buffs.