Romances of Death and Old-World Romance - Collected Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

This vintage book contains a collection of Edgar Allen Poe's romances. Edgar Allen Poe Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Contents include: "The Fall of the House of Usher", "Bernice", "The Oval Portrait", "Morella", "Ligeia", "Eleonora", "The Colloquy of Monos and Una", "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion", "The power of Words", "Silence--A Fable", "The asque of the Red Death", "The Assignment", "The Cask of Amontillado", and more. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing " Poems and Essays on the Poet Art" now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781445559834
Publisher:	Smith Press
Publication date:	04/01/2010
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.