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"Ligeia" (/laɪˈdʒiːə/) is an early short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1838. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman. She falls ill, composes "The Conqueror Worm", and quotes lines...

"Mesmeric Revelation" is a Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). First published in 1844, the tale is centered on mesmerist experiments. This edition also contains a long note on Poe's life and work written by French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) in 1852. The essay was translated in English by Henry Curwen (1845-1892) in 1873.

The full title of Edgar Allan Poe's short story known as "King Pest" is King Pest: A Tale Containing an Allegory. One of Poe's most bizarre short stories.

The narrator—a Mesmer—entrances a sickly patient who claims to be privy to a wealth of divine and esoteric knowledge, wanting to document his knowledge before he dies. The Mesmer proposes a series of questions relating to the workings of the universe, matter, and God. The client realises that...

Edgar Allan Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story....

Four Beasts in One by classic Romantic/Gothic author Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is considered by many to be the father of the Romantic Gothic Literary movement and he wrote over 70 short stories, all of which are more popular today than when he originally wrote them.

Edgar Allan Poe's short story, Mellonta Tauta, was originally published in 1849. It is presented as a collection of letters written by a woman during a balloon flight in 2848. Within the letters-directed to a personal friend-she compares contemporary science, philosophy, and customs to those of a...

"Souvenirs de M. Auguste Bedloe" ("A Tale of the Ragged Mountains") est une nouvelle de l'écrivain américain Edgar Allan Poe publiée pour la première fois en avril 1844 dans le journal "Godey's Lady's Book", basée en partie sur ses expériences en tant qu'étudiant alors qu'il était à l'Université...

Hop-Frog est une nouvelle de l'écrivain américain Edgar Allan Poe qui fut publiée en mars 1849 dans un journal bostonien, The Flag of Our Union. Elle fait partie du recueil Nouvelles histoires extraordinaires dans sa traduction en français. Cette histoire est inspirée de l'épisode du bal des...

The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Os Assassinatos da Rua Morgue, no Brasil; Os Crimes da Rua Morgue em Portugal) é um conto escrito por Edgar Allan Poe e que foi publicado pela primeira vez na Graham's Magazine, em abril de 1841. Conta a história de dois brutais assassinatos de mulheres...

"O Demônio da Perversidade" é um conto que começa como um ensaio escrito pelo autor americano do século 19, Edgar Allan Poe. Ele discute impulsos autodestrutivos do narrador, incorporados como o Demônio da Perversidade. O narrador descreve esse espírito como o agente que tenta a pessoa...

The Masque of the Red Death (A Máscara da Morte Rubra , em português) é um conto escrito por Edgar Allan Poe. Em 1964, o conto ganhou uma adaptação para o cinema, com o ator Vincent Price no papel do protagonista príncipe Próspero e dirigido por Roger Corman que filmara uma série...

"The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". In both, a murderer carefully conceals...

Le Puits et le Pendule (The Pit and the Pendulum) est une nouvelle écrite par Edgar Allan Poe qui fut publiée pour la première fois fin 1842 dans la revue littéraire annuelle The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present. L'histoire raconte les supplices endurés par un prisonnier lors de l'Inquisition...