The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. IV (in Ten Volumes): Tales

The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. IV (in Ten Volumes): Tales

by Edgar Allan Poe
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. IV (in Ten Volumes): Tales

The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. IV (in Ten Volumes): Tales

by Edgar Allan Poe

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Overview

American poet, fiction writer, and literary critic EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849) pioneered the short story, popularized romantic Gothic fiction in the United States in the 19th century, and almost single-handedly invented the genre of detective fiction. Appreciating Poe's work is essential to any understanding of American literature. Here, in 10 volumes, is the complete oeuvre of this American original. Available again in Cosimo's beautiful replica of the 1902 edition, finely illustrated by Canadian artist FREDERICK SIMPSON COBURN (1871-1960), and edited and with a critical introduction by American literary historian and journalist CHARLES F. RICHARDSON (1851-1913), this is a collection readers will treasure. Volume IV: Tales features: • "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion" • "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" • "A Descent into the Maelstrom" • "The Island of the Fay" • "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" • "Eleonora" • "The Masque of the Red Death" • and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781605208541
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Publication date: 11/19/2009
Pages: 362
Sales rank: 826,905
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

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.
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