Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Tales of Mystery & The Super...

This collection of Poe's best stories contains all the terrifying and bewildering tales that characterise his work. As well as the Gothic horror of such famous stories as 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Premature Burial' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart', all of Poe's Auguste Dupin stories are included.These are the first modern detective stories and include 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' and 'The Purloined Letter'.

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Award-winning fantasy illustrator Gary Kelley writes, "I have selected three of Edgar Allan Poe's best short stories.... I chose 'The Fall of the House of Usher' for its classic Gothic images and its dark, melancholic central characters, including the house itself. 'The Black Cat' is ... appealing to me for its use of mystery and foreboding that takes us to a horrifying climax. 'The Cask of Amontillado' ... my personal favorite, [is] a simple narrative of revenge set in the contrasting worlds of carnival and catacomb." Click on the book's cover for a closer look, but the reproduction doesn't really do justice to the richness of color in Kelley's shadowy, atmospheric paintings. (The cat's eye is green, and its tongue is pink.) This gorgeous edition has 20 full- and double-page paintings, including a melancholy portrait of Poe; each page of text is surrounded by subtle decorative frames. The images of Roderick and Madeleine Usher are especially effective.

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Founded in 1906 by J.M. Dent, the Everyman Library has always tried to make the best books ever written available to the greatest number of people at the lowest possible price. Unique editorial features that help Everyman Paperback Classics stand out from the crowd include: a leading scholar or literary critic's introduction to the text, a biography of the author, a chronology of her or his life and times, a historical selection of criticism, and a concise plot summary. All books published since 1993 have also been completely restyled: all type has been reset, to offer a clarity and ease of reading unique among editions of the classics; a vibrant, full-color cover design now complements these great texts with beautiful contemporary works of art. But the best feature must be Everyman's uniquely low price. Each Everyman title offers these extensive materials at a price that competes with the most inexpensive editions on the market-but Everyman Paperbacks have durable binding, quality paper, and the highest editorial and scholarly standards.

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From the Back Cover

THESE STORIES HAVE BEEN RETOLD FOR TODAY'S READER, WITH ATMOSPHERIC ILLUSTRATIONS, AN INFORMATIVE INTRODUCTION AND USEFUL NOTES. THE EBONY CLOCK STRUCK MIDNIGHT AND THE WILDLY DRESSED REVELLERS FELL SILENT AS THEY NOTICED A MASKED STRANGER IN THEIR MIDST. TALL, GAUNT AND WEARING A SHROUD, HIS MASK AND HIS CLOTHES WERE SMEARED WITH BLOOD THE MASQUE OF THE READ DEATH IS JUST ONE OF THE CHILLING STORIES IN THIS LIVELY RETELLING FROM EDGAR ALLAN POE'S CLASSIC TALES OF TERROR. THE STORIES ARE GUARANTEED TO SEND SHIVERS OF FEAR DOWN THE SPINES OF MODERN READERS, AS MUCH AS THEY DID WHEN THEY WERE FIRST PUBLISHED OVER 150 YEARS AGO.

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement.

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