Book description
A unique one volume collection of all Poe's best tales and poems. Full
of variety, entries include The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery
of Marie Roget, The Purloined Letter - three classic detective stories -
plus The Raven, one of his greatest poems. A wonderful selection of
tales and poems that are representative of every genre written by Poe,
from the macabre and horrifying to the humorous and purely descriptive.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) was brought up in England, but later went
to the USA. A journalist and poet, he was best known for his invention
of the detective story. Like many of his characters, he was disturbed
and tormented, and was often driven to the brink of madness. This
intense psychological content gives his work its distinctive edge.
