The Tell Tale Heart - The Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
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The Tell Tale Heart - The Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

  1. 230 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Tell Tale Heart - The Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

About this book

From the visionary mind of Edgar Allan Poe, the master who invented detective fiction and defined gothic horror, comes an essential collection that showcases the full, chilling spectrum of his genius. The Tell Tale Heart - The Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe brings together 20 of his most famous and unforgettable tales, poems, and satires.

Read the absolute darkness of the human psyche and the vast reaches of the supernatural. This comprehensive volume is a perfect Halloween pick full of terror, featuring:

  • Psychological Torment: Witness the crippling power of guilt in The Tell-Tale Heart, the visceral fear of confinement in The Pit and the Pendulum, and the chilling mirror of conscience in William Wilson.

  • Gothic Obsession: Explore the terrifying boundary between love and death with Ligeia, the meticulous revenge of The Cask of Amontillado, and the horror of obsession in The Black Cat and Berenice.

  • Grotesque Humor and Mystery: Experience the unsettling satire of The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether, the courtly revenge of Hop-Frog, and bizarre encounters in King Pest and Some Words with a Mummy.

  • Literary Landmarks: The collection is crowned by one of the most famous poems ever written, The Raven.

This is the ultimate Poe anthology. A must-have for every lover of classic horror, weird fiction, and the enduring mysteries that lurk in the human heart.

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Information

Publisher
Fantasy and Horror Classics
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781447407355
eBook ISBN
9781473348738

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. The Oval Portrait
  6. King Pest
  7. Ligeia
  8. The Cask of Amontillado
  9. Shadow – A Portrait
  10. Morning on the Wissahiccon
  11. The Tell Tale Heart
  12. Hop Frog
  13. The Lighthouse
  14. William Wilson
  15. Metzengerstein (Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque)
  16. The Pit and the Pendulum
  17. Never Bet the Devil Your Head
  18. The Lunatics
  19. The Oblong Box
  20. The Black Cat
  21. Some Words with a Mummy
  22. Berenice
  23. The Raven
  24. The Man that was used up
  25. Biography of Edgar Allan Poe