The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales

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Signet Book, 1998 - 384 sayfa
The celebrated master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe brought his nightmare visions to vivid dramatic life in his classic stories. Now this Signet Classic edition gathers together fourteen of his darkest and richest tales, including "The Pit and the Pendulum," an unforgettable reimagining of Inquisition tortures; "The Tell-Tale Heart," which delves into the complex nature of a murderer's madness; and "The Fall of the House of Usher," his tour de force about a family doomed by an ancient curse. Poe, ever fascinated by the mysterious, pioneered the detective story, creating in "The Purloined Letter" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" a rational investigator with a poetic soul. Also featured here is Poe's only full-length novel, Narrative of A. Gordon Pym. An author who holds an important place in America's literary past, Edgar Allan Poe continues to influence and inspire others with the lush, vibrant style that is uniquely his - and that powerfully expresses the agitation of the human spirit.

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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. In 1827, he enlisted in the United States Army and his first collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems, was published. In 1835, he became the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. Over the next ten years, Poe would edit a number of literary journals including the Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. It was during these years that he established himself as a poet, a short story writer, and an editor. His works include The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Raven. He struggle with depression and alcoholism his entire life and died on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40.

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BaşlıkThe Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
2675. cilt/A Signet classic
YazarEdgar Allan Poe
EditörStephen Marlowe
Katkıda BulunanlarEdgar Allan Poe, Stephen Marlowe
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YayıncıSignet Book, 1998
ISBN0451526759, 9780451526755
Uzunluk384 sayfa
  
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