Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Horror - A Collection of Short Stories (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

A collection of short stories horrifying enough to make your skin crawl, Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tales are not for the faint of heart. Delve into gothic worlds with Poe's most famous works, including 'The Fall of the House of Usher'.

Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, Edgar Allan Poe was one of the first American short story writers, and he is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Those who wish to be absorbed in dark tales and gruesome themes need look no further than this collection of thrilling tales.

The stories featured in this volume include:

- The Fall of the House of Usher

- The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

- Hop-Frog

- The Black Cat

- The Cask of Amontillado

- Some Words with a Mummy

- The Masque of the Red Death

- The Pit and the Pendulum

- The Premature Burial

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447466086
Publisher:	Fantasy and Horror Classics
Publication date:	11/09/2012
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was orphaned at the age of three and adopted by a wealthy Virginia family with whom he had a troubled relationship. He excelled in his studies of language and literature at school, and self-published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, in 1827. In 1830, Poe embarked on a career as a writer and began contributing reviews and essays to popular periodicals. He also wrote sketches and short fiction, and in 1833 published his only completed novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Over the next five years he established himself as a master of the short story form through the publication of "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and other well–known works. In 1841, he wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," generally considered the first modern detective story. The publication of The Raven and Other Poems in 1845 brought him additional fame as a poet.