Edgar Allan Poe
Paperback | Pages: 422 pages Rating: 4.5 | 9431 Users | 344 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 150049724X (ISBN13: 9781500497248) |
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, 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 generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. In this book: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 1 (of 5) The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 2 (of 5) The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 3 (of 5) The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 4 (of 5) The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 5 (of 5)Itemize Appertaining To Books Edgar Allan Poe, Complete Collection
| Title | : | Edgar Allan Poe, Complete Collection |
| Author | : | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 422 pages |
| Published | : | July 12th 2014 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform (first published January 3rd 1846) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Poetry. Horror. Fiction. Short Stories |
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Ratings: 4.5 From 9431 Users | 344 ReviewsComment On Appertaining To Books Edgar Allan Poe, Complete Collection
I know it's taking me an extremely long time to read this; it's because I'm reading the odd one here and there instead of working my way through them all at once. It will probably take me a couple of years doing it this way, but I am determined to read all of Poe at some point.***Ratings of what I've read thus far:A Tale of Jerusalem: Two stars.The Philosophy of Furniture: Two stars.The Sphinx: Two stars.Hop Frog: Two stars.The Man of the Crowd: One star.Never Bet the Devil Your Head: Two stars.I had no particular knowledge of Poe beyond The Raven when I started this collection, but it contains a whole hell of a lot of his classics - The Pit And The Pendulum is here, The Tell-Tale Heart is here, The Fall Of The House Of Usher's here, The Raven's obviously here, Annabel Lee is here, Ligeia's here, The Masque of the Red Death, The Gold Bug and quite a lot more besides - all read by either Vincent Price or Basil Rathbone.He's quite the shock-goth, is Poe. Lots of his stories build and
Ah, Halloween. I love this month. I love this season. Why? Because it gives me a really good excuse to wear sweaters (without dying from heat or them being practical to survive) and I get to reread things that I really like. Such as Poe. He's definitely not my favorite author. I could care less about most of his poems or his ventures into sci-fi. However, I love his horror.This little collection has some old favorites, some new things, and some stuff I still don't like. It has the staples.
I believed this book was a good read which kept my attention for the most part and intrigued me most of the way through the book. I thought it had cool horror elements to it which really sparked my attention. Although I thought there were moments to the book which were boring, I still thought the book was well worth the read. I enjoyed learning about the author, and hope to read more of his books in the future.
Most readers are accustomed to the works of Edgar Allan Poe, one of the forerunners of the late 19th century literature in the U.S.A. and a central figure of the last wave of Romanticists. Poe, apart from his enormous editorial and critical work, left a lasting literary mark mainly in the genres of horror, mystery and fantasy (as a writer and, most importantly, as a poet), pioneered in science fiction and influenced an endless list of writers up to nowadays, including such individuals of
I know I've read too much Poe in too short a period of time when words like adduce and avidity have crept into my everyday conversation. At a Holiday party this week I actually said "That is a capital cheese" and couldn't understand why strangers looked at me funny. Reader beware, a Poe=lit infection is virulent.If you've spent any amount of time with Poe you'll agree with me that he composes sentences with such a solid structure that if you were to diagram one of them with pointy sticks instead
Well fuck. How do i describe Edgar Allen Poe? Guess i really cant. What i CAN say, however, is how amazing he is. His stories are corrupt, depressing, haunting, chilling, goddamn terrifying, and downright inhumane. AWESOME, RIGHT?!?If you don't have the time to get off ya bum and read the entire collection, at LEAST read the following:The Murders at Rue MorgueThe Pit and the PendulumCask of AmontilladoThe Telltale HeartThe Raven
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