Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) - Hardcover

Edgar Allan Poe; Neil Gaiman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1435137388 ISBN 13: 9781435137387

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 2014

Synopsis

First published in 1919, Tales of Mystery and Imagination matched Edgar Allan Poe's best tales of horror and suspense with the expressive artwork of Harry Clarke. This beautifully designed volume reproduces more than thirty full-color and black-and-white illustrations that give substance to the terrifying imagery of 'The Tell-Tale Heart', 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Masque of the Red Death', 'The Pit and the Pendulum', and twenty-five other masterpieces of the macabre. As Neil Gaiman writes in his introduction, 'Clarke's art perfectly captures the perversity, madness, and delight in horror that were the hallmarks of Poe's dark genius'.

About this title

Book Description:

Republished in a form suitable for students and general readers alike.

From the Back Cover:

THESE STORIES HAVE BEEN RETOLD FOR TODAY'S READER, WITH ATMOSPHERIC ILLUSTRATIONS, AN INFORMATIVE INTRODUCTION AND USEFUL NOTES. THE EBONY CLOCK STRUCK MIDNIGHT AND THE WILDLY DRESSED REVELLERS FELL SILENT AS THEY NOTICED A MASKED STRANGER IN THEIR MIDST. TALL, GAUNT AND WEARING A SHROUD, HIS MASK AND HIS CLOTHES WERE SMEARED WITH BLOOD THE MASQUE OF THE READ DEATH IS JUST ONE OF THE CHILLING STORIES IN THIS LIVELY RETELLING FROM EDGAR ALLAN POE'S CLASSIC TALES OF TERROR. THE STORIES ARE GUARANTEED TO SEND SHIVERS OF FEAR DOWN THE SPINES OF MODERN READERS, AS MUCH AS THEY DID WHEN THEY WERE FIRST PUBLISHED OVER 150 YEARS AGO.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1435137388
• ISBN 13: 9781435137387
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480
• Illustrator: Harry Clarke