Tales from Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 2

by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Patrick Lawlor

Overview

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, 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 of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.

Here is a second collection of some of his best stories: "Masque of the Red Death", "Three Sundays In A Week", "The Sphinx", and "Hop-Frog".

Don't miss the other volumes in the Tales from Edgar Allan Poe collection.

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Editorial Reviews

MAY 2012 - AudioFile

[Editor's note: The following is a combined review of TALES FROM EDGAR ALLAN POE, Volumes I and II.]--These two volumes offer a healthy sampling of Poe’s shorter works, from “The Cask of Amontillado” to the poem “Annabel Lee” to “The Masque of the Red Death.” Patrick Lawlor performs the bulk of the production, and Grover Gardner drops in only for “Amontillado.” A more balanced distribution between the two narrators would have served this production better. Gardner’s reading of “Amontillado” is dramatic and sinister, and it is clear to the listener that he has a true understanding of the text. On the other hand, Lawlor seems to only be reading the text aloud rather than truly inhabiting it. True, it’s a very good reading, but Lawlor hurtles through the stories, seemingly more concerned with even pacing and proper diction than the drama of the words themselves. A.H.A. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

MAY 2012 - AudioFile

[Editor's note: The following is a combined review of TALES FROM EDGAR ALLAN POE, Volumes I and II.]--These two volumes offer a healthy sampling of Poe’s shorter works, from “The Cask of Amontillado” to the poem “Annabel Lee” to “The Masque of the Red Death.” Patrick Lawlor performs the bulk of the production, and Grover Gardner drops in only for “Amontillado.” A more balanced distribution between the two narrators would have served this production better. Gardner’s reading of “Amontillado” is dramatic and sinister, and it is clear to the listener that he has a true understanding of the text. On the other hand, Lawlor seems to only be reading the text aloud rather than truly inhabiting it. True, it’s a very good reading, but Lawlor hurtles through the stories, seemingly more concerned with even pacing and proper diction than the drama of the words themselves. A.H.A. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171863746
Publisher:	Listen & Live Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	02/22/2024
Series:	Tales from Edgar Allan Poe , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

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