Twenty-five spine-tingling tales and poems from the preeminent writer of American gothic fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, now available in a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.
Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation, as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high-tech haunted houses, Poe is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill.
Of all the preeminent 19
th
century American writers, Edgar Allan Poe staked out the most vivid reputation as a master of the macabre. Poe remains the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill.
A prolific writer of poetry and criticism in addition to fiction, Poe was known not only for the eerie beauty of his prose but his formidable satire. He is revered as one of the foremost American gothic stylists.
The best of Poe’s short fiction is collected here, including the timeless masterpieces “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Masque of the Red Death.”
The collection includes the following:
Tales
Berenice
Shadow—A Parable
Silence—A Fable
The Fall of the House of Usher
William Wilson
The Man of the Crowd
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
A Descent Into the Maelstrom
The Colloquy of Monos and Una
Never Bet the Devil Your Head. A Tale with a Moral
The Oval Portrait
The Masque of the Red Death
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Black Cat
A Tale of Ragged Mountains
The Premature Burial
The Purloined Letter
Some Words with a Mummy
The Imp of the Perverse
The Cask of Amontillado
Poems
Spirits of the Dead
Lenore
The Raven
Ulalume—A Ballad
Annabel Lee