Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems

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The life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes and failures, breakdowns and recoveries, personal gains and hopes dashed through, despite which he created some of the finest literature the world has ever known. Over time his works have influenced such major creative forces as the French poets Charles Baudelaire and Andre Gide, filmmaker D.W. Griffith and modern literary legend Allen Ginsberg. Best known for his poems and short fiction, Poe perfected the ...
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Overview

The life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes and failures, breakdowns and recoveries, personal gains and hopes dashed through, despite which he created some of the finest literature the world has ever known. Over time his works have influenced such major creative forces as the French poets Charles Baudelaire and Andre Gide, filmmaker D.W. Griffith and modern literary legend Allen Ginsberg. Best known for his poems and short fiction, Poe perfected the psychological thriller, invented the detective story, and rarely missed transporting the reader to his own supernal realm. He has also been hailed posthumously as one of the finest literary critics of the nineteenth century. In Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems fans may indulge in all of Poe's most imaginative short-stories, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in Rue Morgue, The Tell-Tale Heart, Ligeia and Ms. In A Bottle. His complete early and miscellaneous poetic masterpieces are also here, including The Raven, Ulalume, Annabel Lee, Tamerlane, as well as select reviews and narratives.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781435144583
  • Publisher: Sterling
  • Publication date: 9/13/2012
  • Pages: 1040
  • Sales rank: 128
  • Product dimensions: 6.60 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 2.60 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall 1
The Balloon-Hoax 31
Mesmeric Revelation 41
Ms. Found in a Bottle 49
A Descent into the Maelstrom 57
Von Kempelen and his Discovery 69
The Gold-bug 75
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar 99
The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade 107
The Murders in the Rue Morgue 117
The Mystery of Marie Roget 141
The Fall of the House of Usher 171
The Purloined Letter 185
The Tell-tale Heart 199
The Black Cat 203
The Imp of the Perverse 211
The Premature Burial 217
The Island of the Fay 227
The Cask of Amontillado 231
The Pit and the Pendulum 237
The Oval Portrait 247
The Masque of the Red Death 251
The Assignation 257
The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether 267
Mystification 279
How to Write a Blackwood Article 285
A Predicament 293
The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq. 301
Diddling 315
X-ing a Paragrab 323
The Angel of the Odd 329
Loss of Breath 337
The Business Man 347
Mellonta Tauta 355
The Man that was Used Up 365
Maelzel's Chess-player 373
The Power of Words 389
The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion 393
The Colloquy of Monos and Una 399
Silence--A Fable 405
Shadow--A Parable 409
A Tale of Jerusalem 411
Philosophy of Furniture 415
The Sphinx 421
The Man of the Crowd 425
"Thou Art the Man" 431
Hop-Frog 441
Never Bet the Devil Your Head 449
Four Beasts in One 457
Why the Little Frenchman Wears his Hand in a Sling 463
Some Words with a Mummy 467
Bon-Bon 479
Magazine-Writing--Peter Snook 491
Review of Stephens' "Arabia Petraee" 499
The Quacks of Helicon--A Satire 511
Astoria 519
The Domain of Arnheim 537
Landor's Cottage 547
William Wilson 555
Ligeia 569
Berenice 581
Morella 587
Eleonara 591
Metzengerstein 595
A Tale of the Ragged Mountains 601
The Oblong Box 609
The Duc de L'Omelette 617
The Spectacles 621
King Pest 637
Three Sundays in a Week 645
The Devil in the Belfry 651
Lionizing 657
Narrative of a Gordon Pym 661
Preface to the Poems 771
Miscellaneous Poems 773
The Raven
Lenore
A Valentine
Hymn
The Coliseum
To--
Ulalume
To Helen
An Enigma
Annabel Lee
To One in Paradise
The Bells
To My Mother
The Haunted Palace
The Conqueror Worm
To F--SS. O--D
The Valley of Unrest
The City in the Sea
The Sleeper
A Dream Within a Dream
Silence
Dream-Land
Eulalie
To Zante
Bridal Ballad
To F--
Eldorado
Israfel
To--
For Annie
Scenes from "Politian"
Poems Written in Youth 817
Sonnet--To Science
Al Aaraaf
To The River--
Tamerlane
To--
A Dream
The Lake To--
Song
To M.L.S.--
Spirits of the Dead
To Helen
Dreams
Evening Star
Alone
A Paean
Fairy-Land
Romance
"In Youth I Have Known One"
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  • Posted Sun May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009

    more from this reviewer

    I Also Recommend:

    Ohio Blue Tips
    Persephone in America
    Ohio Blue Tips
    The Photos In The Closet
    The Blue Dress

    This is an Awesome Collection

    This is an awesome collection to have in one's own library.

    Everyone should own Poe works, along with Ohio Blue Tips by Jeanne E. Clark, The Photos In The Closet by Daniel E. Lopez, and works by Alison Townsend.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2004

    Great, Great book....

    The complete tales and poems are wonderful...Edgers' beautiful words flowing through the poems and mysterious short stories.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2011

    As usual with B&N the book never arrived or is late, unlike Amazon.

    I ordered the book well over a month ago and never got it. Your shipping
    performance to overseas (B&N and market sellers) is very poor compared to AMAZON. Get the book over or give me the money back!
    As for the book,
    I know Poe and I'm sure the contents are excellent. I cannot say anything about the quality of the book, never having seen it. All the books I have ordered from Amazon at the same date arrived long ago

    1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Tue Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 2010

    A Menacing Pleasure

    Edgar Allan Poe always clasps my tongue as his words still haunt my dreams. As master at macabre, being the age of 13, I wish to become as melodramatic a writer he will always be known. He is who all horror and suspense writers' ambition to be. Inspirational.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2009

    Poe is unsurpassed

    His writing is classic and so pure that it is difficult for many to truly grasp and comprehend. It is deep and very emotional. Amazing. I gave one as a gift to a Junior High girl and she screamed with joy when she saw it. The significance of his writing cannot be overstated.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    wow

    wow

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  • Posted Sat Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2010

    Wonderful!!

    I love the Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe. It is a beautifully bound book and very affordable. It is a treat!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2005

    Delightfully morbid

    I neven was much for Poe's stories, but the poems really creep me out. The things in them follow me through dreams (and most things don't do that) and conciousness. They make me shiver. That's why I love them.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2003

    A true master at his craft

    Edgar Allan Poe was a master at macabre. He is whom all horror/suspense writers today hope to be, myself included.

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