Poe Illustrated: Three Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe, Jerome Tiller (Adapted by), Marc Johnson-Pencook (Illustrator)

Overview

Poe Illustrated, Three Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, presents three illustrated classic stories by Edgar Allan Poe: Thou Art the Man, Hop-Frog, and The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether. Master of the macabre, inventor of the detective story, and a sower of sly humor throughout all his works, Poe wrote absorbing short stories that remain hugely popular with readers the world over. The stories in this collection, featuring fifty pen & ink illustrations by Marc Johnson-Pencook, are lightly adapted to attract and entertain modern, middle-school readers. However, despite our focus on this younger set of readers, we never supposed these illustrated stories would appeal solely to early adolescents and young adults. Older adults through the ages have loved illustrated literature too, including stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Thus, our illustrated adaptation is designed to serve a broad range of today's readers-the older set as well as adolescent and young adult readers. All can now enjoy watching the leader of a posse of citizens discover clues to the murder of a gentleman in Thou Art the Man, see how a captive dwarf plans an ingenious escape in Hop-Frog, and tour along with a visitor to a progressive insane asylum inThe System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether. Then, after experiencing Poe Illustrated, all can agree that Marc's interpretations of scene and character do absolute justice to Poe. Yes, fate decided they would live in far different times, separated by many decades in the physical world. Yet Poe, artist of the word, and Johnson-Pencook, artist of imagery, click as if both existed today. Together they have created first-rate illustrated literature for the modern age!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781939846174
Publisher:	ArtWrite Productions
Publication date:	11/15/2021
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Contributor's Biography Edgar Allan Poe was a fascinating, superbly talented writer who lived a troubled, unfortunate life. He was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His father, an actor, abandoned his family when Poe was one year old, and his mother, an actress, died of tuberculosis when he was two. Brought up by foster parents who never adopted him, Poe did not fit in well at home. A gloomy person, Poe also did not fit in well at school, in the military, or within society at large. But he sure could write well. At the age of eighteen he was a published author and by twenty-two he had decided he would make his living as a writer. Edgar Allan Poe began his literary career as a poet. He believed beauty of sound was the essential element in good poetry. He relied upon beauty of sound while composing his poetry and his prose and, as a highly skilled literary critic, used sound as a criteria to judge the work of others. Poe also believed all literary works should be short. Applying this standard to himself, he became a master of the short poem and the short story. He is universally credited with inventing the detective story and perfecting tales of horror. Unfortunately, Poe needed to write constantly to avoid extreme poverty. Though well-known and highly respected, he did not achieve fame until after his ill-fated death at the age of forty. He died soon after being discovered unconscious on a street in Baltimore; he was traveling to Philadelphia to get married. More than a century and a half after his death, Edgar Allan Poe is still popular with readers the world over. He is the only American writer who could rightfully claim to be a master of three separate literary forms-the short story, the short poem, and literary criticism. Poe is best known for "The Raven", a poem widely considered to be the most famous in all of American literature. Poe was honored in Baltimore, the city where he died, when they named their NFL franchise the "Ravens".

Jerome Tiller lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is co-owner of ArtWrite Productions, a publishing company bent on making education and reading more pleasurable for youth. Adapted Classics, an imprint of ArtWrite Productions, uses fine-art illustrations to introduce classic stories to young readers. Learn more about Jerome, his coowner son Paul, and their company at: artwriteproductions.com and adaptedclassics.com

Marc Johnson-Pencook is an illustrator, animator, and muralist. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His illustrations appear in books, periodicals, gallery shows and private collections, and his murals adorn many walls and ceilings in public places and private spaces in the Twin Cities and beyond. In addition, Marc composes and performs rock music-he currently plays drums for "Ozmo Stone"-a rock band based in Minneapolis. Marc can be contacted at: www.illustratormarc.com

Table of Contents

Thou Art the Man - Hop-Frog - The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether