Edgar Poe: 1724 books

This tale appeared in the New York Sun in 1844 and claimed a group of men successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a new type of balloon. Although the story looked real, it was completely fiction and created entirely from Poe's imagination.

"Short Stories", The name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead. His works have been in print since 1827 and include such literary classics as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher.This...

Dedektif kelimesinin genel kullanıma girmesinden çok önce yazılmış üç dedektif hikâyesidir Morgue Sokağı Cinayetleri. Ölüm ve cinayet konularını defalarca işlemiş olan Poe, bu hikâyesinde sağlam bir kurgu etrafında, tıpkı bir satranç oyununda birbirini takip eden güçlü bir...

The Assignation is a short story with Gothic touches and a tragic ending. The story was published as The Visionary in January 1834 in Louis A. Godey's monthly magazine, Lady's Book. After Poe revised the story, it was published as The Assignation in the Broadway Journal in June 1845.

This is one of Poe's stories about nature and a quaint cottage that the narrator happens upon. It is very descriptive about his surroundings.

This is one of Poe's stories about nature and a quaint cottage that the narrator happens upon. It is very descriptive about his surroundings.

Este volume reúne 33 contos de Poe publicados por ordem cronológica: [1831] Metzengerstein [1832] Silêncio [1833] Um Manuscrito Encontrado numa Garrafa [1834] A Entrevista [1835] Berenice [1835] Morella [1835] O Rei Peste [1835] Um Homem na Lua [1835] A Sombra [1837] Aventuras de Arthur Gordon...

Considered to be the first literary detective, C. Auguste Dupin turns his deductive skills to solving two seemingly un-solvable mysteries. In “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” Dupin must deduce the identity of the murderer of Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter despite contradictory witnesses and...

Classic / American English There are five stories in this book. ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘The Barrel of Amontillado’ are stories of madness; ‘The Maelström’ describes fear of death during a storm on the ocean; and in ‘The Murders of the Rue Morgue’ and ‘The Stolen Letter’ meet C. Auguste Dupin, Poe’s famous Parisian detective.

"Where was the detective story until Poe breathed the breath of life into it?"  —Arthur Conan Doyle ** ** In The Murders in the Rue Morgue, all of Paris is in shock following the ghastly murder of two women—but with all witnesses claiming to have heard the suspect speak...

Moins connus que les Histoires extraordinaires ou les Histoires grotesques, ces textes intéresseront tous les amateurs de Poe.

Este volume reúne 33 contos de Poe publicados por ordem cronológica: [1831] Metzengerstein [1832] Silêncio [1833] Um Manuscrito Encontrado numa Garrafa [1834] A Entrevista [1835] Berenice [1835] Morella [1835] O Rei Peste [1835] Um Homem na Lua [1835] A Sombra [1837] Aventuras de Arthur Gordon...

Sommo esponente della letteratura gotica, ogni racconto di Poe rappresenta un universo fantastico nel quale immergersi fino all’ultima riga. Il suo gusto per il macabro e per l’angoscioso rappresenta uno strumento per affrontare la cosiddetta realtà, il divieto, la miseria, in una parola la mancanza...

In queste pagine proverete il brivido tipico della lettura del Poe più ispirato. Non soltanto per la storia, assolutamente singolare, del conflittuale rapporto tra un uomo e il suo animale domestico preferito, un fiero e bellissimo gatto nero. Ma anche perché, attraverso la trama, il maestro del...