Name: Ten Stranger Tales: By Edgar Allan Poe
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Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781947587144

portada Ten Stranger Tales: By Edgar Allan Poe

Type

Physical Book

Author

Edgar Allan Poe

Publisher

Fox Editing Classics

Language

English

Pages

116

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

17.8 x 10.8 x 0.6 cm

Weight

0.09 kg.

ISBN13

9781947587144

Synopsis "Ten Stranger Tales: By Edgar Allan Poe"

Eldritch lovers, gothic grotesques and a homicidal jester are among the characters issued from the imagination of one of the great American tale-spinners of the nineteenth century. Horror, humor and mystery intertwine in this collection of ten of Edgar Allan Poe's more esoteric short stories. The Stories: "Ligeia" was originally published in the September 18, 1838 issue of American Museum. The poem "The Conqueror Worm," first published in Graham's Magazine in 1843, was added to the text of "Ligeia" in 1845. "Berenice" was originally published in the March 1835 edition of Southern Literary Messenger.. "Morella" was originally published in the April 1835 edition of Southern Literary Messenger. "The Assignation" was originally published as "The Visionary" in the January 1834 edition of Lady's Book. "The Sphinx" was originally published in the January 1846 issue of Arthur's Ladies' Magazine. "King Pest" was originally published in the September 1835 edition of Southern Literary Messenger.. "Hop-Frog" was originally published in the March 17, 1849 issue of The Flag of Our Union. "Shadow-A Parable" was originally published in the September 1835 edition of Southern Literary Messenger. "Silence-A Fable" was originally published as "Siope, -A Fable" in The Baltimore Book-A Christmas and New-Year's Present (Baltimore, 1838). "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion" was originally published in the December 1839 issue of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.

Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe (Boston, United States, 1809-1849) was a celebrated American writer, considered a master of the short story and a renovator of Gothic narrative. His work, marked by mystery and terror, includes iconic titles such as The Raven (1845), which immortalized him, and innovative poems and stories that influenced genres like detective fiction and science fiction. In addition to his literary output, Poe stood out as a critic and theorist, especially with his essay The Philosophy of Composition (1846). His legacy remains alive and has inspired literature, cinema, music, and art to this day.

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