Poe: 1914 books

I cannot, for my soul, remember how, when, or even precisely where, I first became acquainted with the lady Ligeia. Long years have since elapsed, and my memory is feeble through much suffering. Or, perhaps, I cannot now bring these points to mind, because, in truth, the character of my beloved, her...

"Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling" is a short story written by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.

Euréka est un essai métaphysique, philosophique, cosmogonique d’Edgar Allan Poe. Méconnu en France, cet essai est pourtant l’ouvrage qui compta le plus pour à la fin de sa vie. Commencé quelques jours après la mort de sa femme, mais s’appuyant en partie sur certaines des théories mais...

The Man That Was Used up is a short classic written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1839. The story follows an unnamed narrator who seeks out the famous war hero John A. B. C. Smith. He becomes suspicious that Smith has some deep secret when others refuse to describe him, instead remarking...

Introductory Note UPON my return to the United States a few months ago, after the extraordinary series of adventure in the South Seas and elsewhere, of which an account is given in the following pages, accident threw me into the society of several gentlemen in Richmond, Va., who felt deep interest...

Toby Dammit fin dai primi gemiti è un bambino difficile. A sei mesi, si mastica un mazzo di carte. A sette, comincia a baciare le bambine. Va così crescendo in malvagità finché, compiuto un anno di età, non solo si incaponisce a portare i baffi, ma contrae un’inclinazione a imprecare e a sostenere...

Esta coletânea organizada originalmente por Brenno Silveira reúne 13 contos de suspense de Edgar Allan Poe:  A queda da casa de Usher, O barril de Amontillado, O gato preto, Berenice, Manuscrito encontrado numa garrafa, William Wilson, Os crimes da Rua Morgue, O mistério de Marie Rogêt, A carta...

As Volume IX of a ten volume collection by Edgar Allan Poe, this work is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a collection of his essays on philosophy. This is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for any fans of American literature. Many of the earliest books,...

The Man That Was Used up is a short classic written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1839. The story follows an unnamed narrator who seeks out the famous war hero John A. B. C. Smith. He becomes suspicious that Smith has some deep secret when others refuse to describe him, instead remarking...

The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story is deemed guilty for an unnamed crime and put into...

The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story is deemed guilty for an unnamed crime and put into...

"Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling" is a short story written by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.

A Tale of the Ragged Mountains was written in the year 1843 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.

The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story is deemed guilty for an unnamed crime and put into...