The Pit and the Pendulum [and Other Stories]. (Taken from Tales of Mystery and Imagination.).
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,6 MB
Release : 1962
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Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher :
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,6 MB
Release : 1962
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Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : London ; Edinburgh : H. Frowde
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 1903
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Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 39,75 MB
Release : 2011-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307781402
A new selection for the NEA’s Big Read program A compact selection of Poe’s greatest stories and poems, chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts for their Big Read program. This selection of eleven stories and seven poems contains such famously chilling masterpieces of the storyteller’s art as “The Tell-tale Heart,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and such unforgettable poems as “The Raven,” “The Bells,” and “Annabel Lee.” Poe is widely credited with pioneering the detective story, represented here by “The Purloined Letter,” “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” and “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” Also included is his essay “The Philosophy of Composition,” in which he lays out his theory of how good writers write, describing how he constructed “The Raven” as an example.
Author : Kim Newman
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 33,14 MB
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1781165718
A brand new collection of chilling stories by master of horror Kim Newman, in which Jack the Ripper still stalks the streets, Frankenstein’s monster rises from the Arctic ice, and the terrifying legacy of Dr Jeyll and Mr Hyde haunts fog-shrouded London. This volume also includes a brand-new, exclusive Anno Dracula story, ‘Yokai Town: Anno Dracula 1899’, which sets the scene for the forthcoming novel Anno Dracula 1999: Daikaiju.
Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 1959
Category : English imprints
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Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,89 MB
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442441011
A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red.... A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors.... A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave.... Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher -- by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered -- but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly's gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on.
Author : Edogawa Rampo
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,78 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9784805311936
This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe. Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; the morbid confession of a maniac who envisions a career of foolproof "psychological" murders; and the bizarre tale of a chair-maker who buries himself inside an armchair and enjoys the sordid "loves" of the women who sit on his handiwork. Lucid and packed with suspense, Edogawa Rampo's stories found in Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century. Mystery stories include: The Human Chair The Caterpillar Two Crippled Men The Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 10,90 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 1580493874
This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic? includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Poe's allusions and complicated vocabulary.Edgar Allan Poe'his name conjures up thoughts of hearts beating long after their owners are dead, of disease and plague amid wealth, of love that extends beyond the grave, and of black ravens who utter only one word. The richness of Poe's writing, however, includes much more than horror, loss, and death.Alive with hypnotic sounds and mesmerizing rhythms, his poetry captures both the splendor and devastation of love, life, and death. His stories teem with irony and black humor, in addition to plot twists and surprise endings. Living by their own rules and charged with passion, Poe's characters are instantly recognizable'even though we may be appalled by their actions, we understand their motivations.The thirty-three selections in The Best of Poe highlight his unique qualities. Discover for yourself the mysterious allure and genius of Edgar Allan Poe, who remains one of America's most popular and important authors, even more than 150 years after his death.
Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 24,41 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 187752736X
Although several of Robert Louis Stevenson's major works -- Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- have been enshrined in the Western canon of popular literature, these novels represent only a fraction of a prodigious body of writing that spans virtually every genre. Stevenson was a prolific and preternaturally skilled writer, and in these essays, he offers insight, tips, and inspiration that will capture the imagination of both fans of his work and would-be writers.
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Aerie
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 1994-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466805714
This edition of Edgar Allan Poe's A Collection of Stories includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by S. T. Joshi. Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.