Edgar Poe: 1724 books

"The Island of the Fay," is classified as an example of Poe's "plate articles"--brief essays that were written specifically to satisfy the taste of his diverse readers. In this work, however, Poe took such a mundane enterprise to a sublime level. "Fay," is, indeed, one...

"The Island of the Fay," is classified as an example of Poe's "plate articles"--brief essays that were written specifically to satisfy the taste of his diverse readers. In this work, however, Poe took such a mundane enterprise to a sublime level. "Fay," is, indeed, one...

"The Island of the Fay," is classified as an example of Poe's "plate articles"--brief essays that were written specifically to satisfy the taste of his diverse readers. In this work, however, Poe took such a mundane enterprise to a sublime level. "Fay," is, indeed, one...

Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated narrative poem now available as an ebook, including an extended excerpt from Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen, a vivid and compelling novel about a poet who becomes entangled in an affair with Edgar Allan Poe—at the same time that she becomes the unwilling confidante of his much-younger wife.

La literatura de terror tiene su máximo exponente en Poe. Sus relatos no solo muestran una fantasía extraordinaria, sobre todo, producen en el lector una impresión intensa de suspenso e intranquilidad como en: La máscara de la Muerte Roja, Hop-Frog , El sistema del doctor Alquitrán y del profesor Pluma, El escarabajo de oro y El corazón delator.

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that continues to fascinate readers with its murder, beating heart, and insanity. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers. -Every...

-“The Pit and the Pendulum” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that continues to fascinate readers with its nightmarish chamber of horrors. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort...

Uma história do personagem que inspirou Sherlock Holmes Entre 1841 e 1844, Edgar Allan Poe praticamente inventou o gênero­ "história de detetive" com três hipnotizantes aventuras que têm em comum o excêntrico Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin. Ao se colocar no lugar do criminoso e utilizar...

  “The Masque of the Red Death” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that has fascinated readers with its unwelcome visitor. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort...

« Le masque de la mort rouge » (« The Masque of the Red Death ») est un conte gothique d’Edgar Allan Poe paru en 1842. Quelque part en Europe Centrale, une épidémie de mort rouge, variété de peste aux effets foudroyants, sévit dans la contrée. Tandis que ses gens meurent à l’extérieur,...

"La lettre volée" est une courte nouvelle d’Edgar Allan Poe de 1844. C’est l’une des plus célèbres nouvelles de Poe, et aussi la troisième apparition du Chevalier Auguste Dupin. "La lettre volée" a défini l’un des mécanismes les plus célèbres du roman policier,...

"Le système du Docteur Goudron et du Professeur Plume"; est une nouvelle humoristique d’Edgar Allan Poe. Le narrateur, en promenade dans les provinces du sud de la France, visite un hospice de fous, tenu par un certain M. Maillard, et connu pour le succès du système de douceur. Quand...

Edgar Poe, généralement bien connu du grand public francophone pour ses récits fantastiques, les "Histoires extraordinaires", l’est un peu moins pour ses poèmes qui ont pourtant été traduits à de nombreuses reprises, parfois par les plus grands poètes français.

Edgar Allan Poe - Moins connus que les Histoires extraordinaires ou les Histoires grotesques, ces textes interesseront tous les amateurs de Poe.