The Gold Bug and Other Tales (Regents Illustrated Classics, Level B) - Softcover

Edgar Allan Poe; Elaine Kirn

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9780133578805: The Gold Bug and Other Tales (Regents Illustrated Classics, Level B)

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ISBN 10: 0133578801 ISBN 13: 9780133578805

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1982

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A collection of Edgar Allan Poe's very best horror stories: The Fall of the House of Usher; The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Masque of the Red Death; The Cask of Amontillado; The Gold-Bug; The Black Cat; The Tell-Tale Heart; The Pit and the Pendulum.

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Recognized today as the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1949) revealed his genius in tales of death, terror, evil, and perversity. Highly skilled in achieving a calculated psychological effect, Poe created chilling fictional nightmares permeated by mysterious forces, grotesque creatures, and improbable hallucinations.
Poe's immense powers as a storyteller are at their peak in this anthology containing nine of his best-known short stories. Among them are "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a gripping 19th-century detective story that provided a model for future mystery writers; "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death," pervaded with eerie thoughts, impulses, and fears; "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado," masterpieces of wickedness and crime; "The Pit and the Pendulum," with its agonizing specter of imminent and horrifying death; and "The Gold-Bug," a fascinating detective story that combines romance and adventure in an absorbing tale of buried treasure.

About the Author

The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of science fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) made his living as America's first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting works of horror and mystery that remain popular around the world.

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