The Penguin Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Author(s): Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Gold-Bug - these are some of the most famous tales of terror and the most macabre detective stories ever written.
Acknowledged master of suspense, Poe was also a poet and - as his stories of mesmerism and time travel prove - a pioneer of science fiction. In this collection, probing to the depths of the human psyche, Poe's haunted genius will chill and enthral you.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 1.11
- : 30 September 2011
- : 234mm X 153mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 November 2011
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Edgar Allan Poe
- : Paperback
- : 1211
- : English
- : 813.3
- : 1040
More About The Product
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 49), was born in Boston, USA. He was a shortstory 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 the detective-fiction genre.