Book description
Thirteen stories of horror, suspense and the supernatural. 'The Pit and
the Pendulum', 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Black Cat' are
just three of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous tales in this chilling
collection. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 49), was born in Boston, USA. He
was a 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 and is considered the inventor the
detective-fiction genre.
