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With an Introduction by John S. Whitley, University of Sussex This collection of Poe's best stories contains all the terrifying and bewildering tales that characterize 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'. AUTHOR: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer who, despite being plagued by problems with drink, drugs, gambling, depression and madness, created a body of work which has had a lasting influence on three genres: fantasy and science fiction, detective fiction and horror storiesProduct Identifiers
PublisherWordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN-139781840220728
eBay Product ID (ePID)96271345
Product Key Features
Book TitleTales of Mystery and Imagination
AuthorEdgar Allan Poe
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
GenreHorror
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorEdgar Allan Poe
Series TitleTales of Mystery & the Supernatural
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom