Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allen Poe, Illustrated by Harry Clarke and Other, Volume One. This is the first volume of a series of full-color editions of Edgar Allen Poe's works illustrated by Harry Clarke and the mysterious Other. The six stories in this volume are; Ligeia, Morella, Berenice, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death and Metzengerstein. Irish-born illustrator Harry Clarke, (1889 - 1931) did a series of now-famous illustrations for Poe's stories in 1923. Each story in this volume includes the Harry Clarke illustration in sharp reproduction, as well as...

Charles Perrault (French: 12 January 1628 - 16 May 1703) was a French author and member of the Academie Francaise. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from pre-existing folk tales. The best known of his tales include Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), Cendrillon (Cinderella), Le Chat Botte (Puss in Boots), La Belle au bois Dormant (The Sleeping Beauty), and Barbe Bleue (Bluebeard)."

Poe's detective character C. Auguste Dupin and his sidekick the unnamed narrator undertake the unsolved murder of Marie Roget in Paris. The body of Roget, a perfume shop employee, is found in the Seine River and the press takes a keen interest in the mystery. Dupin remarks that the newspapers "create a sensation ... than to further the cause of truth." Even so, he uses the newspaper reports to get into the mind of the murderer. Dupin uses his skills of ratiocination to determine that a single murderer was involved who dragged her by the cloth belt around her waist at first, then switching to...