Edgar Allen Poe Complete Tales and Poems - Hardcover

Poe, Edgar Allan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555211976 ISBN 13: 9781555211974

Publisher: Book Sales, 1988

Synopsis

This collection of 73 short stories and 48 poems includes such masterpieces as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Purloined Letter, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and Murders in the Rue Morgue.

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All of the tales by the master of the detective and the macabre story. 53 of his best-known poems plus essays and criticisms.

About the Author

EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849) is one of America's greatest and best-loved writers. Known as the father of the detective story, Poe is perhaps most famous for his short stories--particularly his shrewd mysteries and chilling, often grotesque tales of horror--he was also an extremely accomplished poet and a tough literary critic.Poe's life was not far removed from the drama of his fiction. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by a foster family. As a young man, he developed problems with gambling, debts, and alcohol, and was even dismissed from the army. His love life was marked by tragedy and heartbreak. Despite these difficulties, Poe produced many works now considered essential to the American literary canon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Sales
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 1555211976
• ISBN 13: 9781555211974
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English