The Spectacles - Softcover

Poe, Edgar Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1542898463 ISBN 13: 9781542898461

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

A young man sees a beautiful woman from afar at an opera house, even though he cannot see her well without his spectacles. Once he eventually puts on his spectacles and sees her clearly up close, she doesn't appear the same to him at all. This is a classic short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

About this title

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited with contributing to the emergent science fiction genre.Poe died at the age of 40. The cause of his death is undetermined and has been attributed to alcohol, drugs, cholera, rabies, suicide (although likely to be mistaken with his suicide attempt in the previous year), tuberculosis, heart disease, brain congestion and other agents.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1542898463
• ISBN 13: 9781542898461
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90
• Editor: Lee Russell