This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Premature Burial, The Pit and the Pendulum, and others. These marvellous examples of Poe’s masterful fiction writing prowess are highly recommended for lovers of horror, and would make for worthy additions to any collection. 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...
This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red...
These early works by Edgar Allan Poe were originally published in the mid 19th century. As a collection of short stories, these represent some of Poe's best works in the science fiction genre, and include 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall', 'The Conversation Of Eiros And Charmion' and 'A Descent Into The Maelstrom'. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809, Poe became an orphan at a very early age. After being taken in by a couple in Richmond, he spent a brief spell in the United Kingdom before returning to enrol at the University of Virginia. Poe struggled for many years to make a...
These early works by Edgar Allan Poe were originally published in the mid 19th century. As a collection of short stories, these represent some of Poe'...
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"Unearthed" resurrects eleven classic tales of the mummy, selected by John J. Johnston (Vice-Chair, Egypt Exploration Society) and Jared Shurin.
These stories date back to the middle of the 19th century, and many have not been republished for almost two hundred years. They have all been carefully edited and formatted to accurately represent their original publication quality.
"Unearthed" comes complete with "Going Forth by Night" (BSFA Best Non-Fiction Finalist), John J. Johnston's comprehensive "pop cultural history" of the mummy, from its first appearance in print to its latest on...
"Unearthed" resurrects eleven classic tales of the mummy, selected by John J. Johnston (Vice-Chair, Egypt Exploration Society) and Jared Shurin.
According to even his most forgiving biographers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809 49) was a difficult man. Arrested whilst touring Europe, and expelled from the United States Military Academy at West Point, he tended to lose both work and friends through drunkenness. Best known for his goriest stories, Poe is often presented to the modern reader as a writer of horror. However, this collection, published in 1852, offers a broader selection of his work. It includes one of his first pieces of detective fiction, 'The Gold-Beetle', resulting from his preoccupation with cryptography; 'A Descent into the...
According to even his most forgiving biographers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809 49) was a difficult man. Arrested whilst touring Europe, and expelled from the...
Un narrateur dont on ignore l'identite epouse Morella, une femme erudite et passionnee par la philosophie allemande (Fichte et Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling). Elle passe son temps au lit, en train de lire, et a resumer ses lectures a son epoux. Ses etudes tournent autour de la notion de l'etre et de l'identite qui suis-je ? ou vais-je apres la mort ? Un jour, Morella tombe enceinte, mais meurt en donnant naissance au nouveau-ne. Mais elle demande a son epoux de ne pas donner de prenom a l'enfant, faute de quoi quelque chose de sinistre pourrait advenir. Au fur et a mesure que...
Un narrateur dont on ignore l'identite epouse Morella, une femme erudite et passionnee par la philosophie allemande (Fichte et Friedrich Wilhelm Josep...
