The Best of Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, and 30 Others

Edgar Allan Poe

ISBN 10: 1580493874 / ISBN 13: 9781580493871

Published by Prestwick House, Inc., 2006

Book shows general signs of use and handling. May have light wear on the cover or edges and minimal writing or highlighting. Binding remains tight, and pages are clean and readable. Seller Inventory # 4RZUOL000VEW

Synopsis:

This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader s notes to help the modern reader contend with Poe s allusions and complicated vocabulary.

Edgar Allan Poe his name conjures up thoughts of hearts beating long after their owners are dead, of disease and plague amid wealth, of love that extends beyond the grave, and of black ravens who utter only one word. The richness of Poe s writing, however, includes much more than horror, loss, and death.

Alive with hypnotic sounds and mesmerizing rhythms, his poetry captures both the splendor and devastation of love, life, and death. His stories teem with irony and black humor, in addition to plot twists and surprise endings. Living by their own rules and charged with passion, Poe s characters are instantly recognizable even though we may be appalled by their actions, we understand their motivations.

The thirty-three selections in The Best of Poe highlight his unique qualities. Discover for yourself the mysterious allure and genius of Edgar Allan Poe, who remains one of America s most popular and important authors, even more than 150 years after his death.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Best of Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The ...
Publisher: Prestwick House, Inc.
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good