The Gold-Bug

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

The grand-prize winner of a writing contest sponsored by the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper, The Gold-Bug was one of Poe's most popular stories during his lifetime. Similar to his ratiocination tales-early versions of what we now call detective fiction-The Gold-Bug is full of mystery and adventure and includes a cryptogram, invisible ink, a scarab-like bug, and pirate treasure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974995257
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	61
File size:	262 KB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author of short stories, poetry, and literary criticism and theory. Titled "The Master of the Macabre" he is famous for his tales of mystery and horror. He was one of the earliest masters of the short story and is widely credited as the creator of detective fiction.