The Pit and the Pendulum: The Essential Poe

Poe, Edgar Allan (Author)/ Ackroyd, Peter (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 0141190620 / ISBN 13: 9780141190624

Published by Penguin Classics, 2009

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256 pages. 7.64x5.04x0.87 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pit and the Pendulum: The Essential Poe
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141190620
• ISBN 13: 9780141190624
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.2 kilograms

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Synopsis

This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. The Fall of the House of Usher describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In The Tell Tale Heart, a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum and The Cask of Amontillado explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate.

About the Author

Peter Ackroyd is a well known writer and historian. He has been the literary editor of The Spectator and chief book reviewer for the The Times, as well as writing several highly acclaimed books including a biography of Dickens and London: The Biography. He resides in London and his most recent highly acclaimed work is Thames: Sacred River.