Edgar Allan: 1706 books

Si le XVIIIe fut le siècle des Lumières, le suivant fut peut-être celui des Ténèbres. En effet, ceux qui le traversèrent se prirent d’une fascination maladive pour les évènements surnaturels, les créatures démoniaques, la mort et l’au-delà. Cette anthologie vous propose de découvrir...

Double assassinat dans la rue Morgue (The Murders in the Rue Morgue dans l'édition originale) est une nouvelle d'Edgar Allan Poe, parue en avril 1841 dans le Graham's Magazine, traduite en français d'abord par Isabelle Meunier puis, en 1856, par Charles Baudelaire dans le recueil Histoires extraordinaires....

This Top Five Classics illustrated anthology features 13 classic short stories, two poems, and six complete novels—all foundational works of the horror genre, including: Dracula by Bram Stoker Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Island of Doctor...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal...

The third in the Modern Library's series of original compilations, The Raven and the Monkey's Paw is a collection of classic tales and poems to engage our fear-seeking senses. The beauty of these stories and poems lies in their readability: ideal for sharing aloud around the campfire or for a quick,...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘It was unnecessary for all to perish, when, by the death of one, it was possible, and even probable, that the rest might be finally preserved.’ Travelling aboard a whaling vessel, a young stowaway is swept...

After the death of the beautiful Annabel Lee, a young man contemplates their love story—the passionate love in their youth, and the love that continues even after her passing. Despite the fact that his first published works were books of poetry, during his lifetime Edgar Allan Poe was recognized...

Poe is generally considered the father of the detective fiction genre. His detective tales featuring C. Auguste Dupin laid the groundwork for future detectives in literature. This collection includes Poe's mysteries, detective stories and crime tales. Table of Contents: The Murders in the Rue Morgue...

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story...

“The Black Cat” is the well-known Edgar Allan Poe short story of a man who commits a crime and then cannot help but incriminate and condemn himself. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers. -Every...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.  *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. "The Philosophy of Composition" is an...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. "The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American...

This early work by Edgar Allan Poe was originally published in 1839. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809, Poe became an orphan at a very early age. After being taken in by a couple in Richmond, he spent a brief spell in the United Kingdom before returning to enrol at the University of Virginia....

"The Raven" is a narrative piece of poetry by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's...