Tales of Mystery and Terror

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

Thirteen stories of horror, suspense and the supernatural. 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Black Cat' are just three of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous tales in this chilling collection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141942537
Publisher:	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication date:	01/26/1995
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 49), was born in Boston, USA. He was a short-story 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.