The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales
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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
'。。。 an agility astounding， a strength superhuman， a ferocity brutal， a butchery without motive， a grotesquerie in horror absolutely alien from humanity。。。'
Horror， madness， violence and the dark forces hidden in humanity abound in this collection of Poe's brilliant tales， including - among others - the bloody， brutal and baffling murder of a mother and daughter in Paris in 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'， the creeping insanity of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'， the Gothic nightmare of 'The Masque of the Red Death'， and the terrible doom of 'The Fall of the House of Usher'。
The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English， from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War。
'。。。 an agility astounding， a strength superhuman， a ferocity brutal， a butchery without motive， a grotesquerie in horror absolutely alien from humanity。。。'
Horror， madness， violence and the dark forces hidden in humanity abound in this collection of Poe's brilliant tales， including - among others - the bloody， brutal and baffling murder of a mother and daughter in Paris in 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'， the creeping insanity of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'， the Gothic nightmare of 'The Masque of the Red Death'， and the terrible doom of 'The Fall of the House of Usher'。
The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English， from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War。
Reviews
Ana Teles
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Sendo fã de policiais， tinha curiosidade em ler o primeiro livro policial alguma vez escrito。 Apesar de bem articulado， achei algumas descrições maçadoras e demasiado extensas。 As histórias não me prenderam a leitura apesar de interessantes e rebuscadas。
Reyes
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Los crímenes de la calle Morgue， de Edgar Allan Poe。Inicio 30。abril。2021Fin 1。mayo。2021Yo es que no soy de relatos。 A mí me gustan las historias bien desarrolladas， donde además de la trama se le da mucha importancia al desarrollo psicológico de los personajes， pero tenía que conocer el origen de la novela de detectives， del thriller， de la novela negra que tanto me gustan。 Entonces esta era una lectura de obligado cumplimiento。Que los primeros lectores de este relato lo califiquen de escalofria Los crímenes de la calle Morgue， de Edgar Allan Poe。Inicio 30。abril。2021Fin 1。mayo。2021Yo es que no soy de relatos。 A mí me gustan las historias bien desarrolladas， donde además de la trama se le da mucha importancia al desarrollo psicológico de los personajes， pero tenía que conocer el origen de la novela de detectives， del thriller， de la novela negra que tanto me gustan。 Entonces esta era una lectura de obligado cumplimiento。Que los primeros lectores de este relato lo califiquen de escalofriante， terrorífico。。。pues me lo creo， pero desde luego después de leer novela negra como por ejemplo las de Pierre Lemaitre， decir que sientes escalofríos al leer este relato de Poe。。。 🤔。Además， y es mi opinión， una cosa es ser buen detective y tener una intuición muy especial y otra es resolver los casos como por arte de magia。 A mí este relato me ha resultado inverosímil y fantasioso。 。。。more
Lili
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Fara doar si poate ca scriitorul a avut cunostinte de psihologie-analitica。 Preambulul povestirii s-ar potrivi oricarui roman politist din toate timpurile。 O expunere amanuntita despre criminalistica， poate prea detaliata， care poate plictisi cititorul dornic sa afle povestea。 Am extras un mic citat : "。。。in vreme ce analistul este necesarmente ingenios， omul ingenios este adesea-lucru remarcabil-incapabil de analiza。" Si tot asa。。。pret de cateva pagini。Citind aceasta intamplare， mi-am adus amin Fara doar si poate ca scriitorul a avut cunostinte de psihologie-analitica。 Preambulul povestirii s-ar potrivi oricarui roman politist din toate timpurile。 O expunere amanuntita despre criminalistica， poate prea detaliata， care poate plictisi cititorul dornic sa afle povestea。 Am extras un mic citat : "。。。in vreme ce analistul este necesarmente ingenios， omul ingenios este adesea-lucru remarcabil-incapabil de analiza。" Si tot asa。。。pret de cateva pagini。Citind aceasta intamplare， mi-am adus aminte de un basm din copilarie " Tanarul englez" de W。 Hauff。 De remarcat ca Allan Poe si W。 Hauff au fost contemporani。 Mai mult ca sigur ca Allan Poe a citit din scoarta-n scoarta minunatele basme ale lui Hauff。 Apoi imaginatia a creat cu maiestrie "Crimele din Rue Morgue"。 。。。more
Muriel （The Purple Book Wyrm）
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This was， overall， quite an enjoyable collection of Poe's short fiction: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=dDuwD。。。。 This was， overall， quite an enjoyable collection of Poe's short fiction: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=dDuwD。。。。 。。。more
Toni Veres
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És un plaer llegir una novel。la dels inicis de l’estil “negre”。 El vaig llegir fa molts anys i el rellegeixo ocasionalment。
Electric
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Originelle Auswahl， die neben Klassikern auch eher weniger bekannte Stories enthält - eigenwillig und originell übersetzt von Arno Schmidt。 Sehr schönes Hardcover， hässlicher Schutzumschlag， stimmungsvolle Illustrationen。 Leicht berfremdlich finde ich， dass in der Übersetzung vorkommende rassistische Begriffe in keiner Form kontextualisiert wurden。
Adolf Boldú
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Relat breu precursor de la narrativa detectivesca i model per al futur Sherlock Holmes de sir Conan Doyle， peca d'un excés de contingut analític cientifista que el pot fer de vegades feixuc de llegir i seguir。 Dues dones han aparegut mortes assassinades atroçment en un apartament de París。 Aparentment hi ha poques pistes per tal de descobrir el culpable de la matança。 L'investigador Dupin， amb una anàlisi i interpretació dels fets ben lúcida， posarà llum a la foscor。 Relat breu precursor de la narrativa detectivesca i model per al futur Sherlock Holmes de sir Conan Doyle， peca d'un excés de contingut analític cientifista que el pot fer de vegades feixuc de llegir i seguir。 Dues dones han aparegut mortes assassinades atroçment en un apartament de París。 Aparentment hi ha poques pistes per tal de descobrir el culpable de la matança。 L'investigador Dupin， amb una anàlisi i interpretació dels fets ben lúcida， posarà llum a la foscor。 。。。more
mykittyquest17
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4。25 stars
Ana
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02。02。2021When it comes to short story books， it's a bit hard for me to rate them as a whole。 Each tale is its own individual narrative and my enjoyment can change abruptly from one story to the next， which was especially true with Poe's writing！ Some tales I absolutely enjoyed and was really invested in， while others just didn't do it for me。 As a whole， I think Poe is really good at setting up that eerie， uneasy mood （some tales are really fucked up tho， jeez）。 It was also really fun to read t 02。02。2021When it comes to short story books， it's a bit hard for me to rate them as a whole。 Each tale is its own individual narrative and my enjoyment can change abruptly from one story to the next， which was especially true with Poe's writing！ Some tales I absolutely enjoyed and was really invested in， while others just didn't do it for me。 As a whole， I think Poe is really good at setting up that eerie， uneasy mood （some tales are really fucked up tho， jeez）。 It was also really fun to read the pioneer detective stories， The Murder in the Rue Morgue and The Purloined Letter， that clearly inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle！Here's my individual rating for each tale， with my favourites highlighted:1。 Manuscript Found in a Bottle ★★。52。 Ligeia ★★★。53。 The Man that was Used Up ★★★★4。 The Fall of the House of Usher ★★★。55。 William Wilson ★★★★。56。 The Man of the Crowd ★★★7。 The Murders in the Rue Morgue ★★★★。58。 A Descent into the Maelstrom ★★★。59。 Eleonora ★★10。 The Oval Portrait ★★★11。 The Masque of the Red Death ★★★12。 The Pit and the Pendulum ★★13。 The Tell-Tale Heart ★★★14。 The Gold-Bug ★★★15。 The Black Cat ★★★★。516。 The Purloined Letter ★★★★17。 The Facts in the Case of M。 Valdemar ★★★18。 The Cask of Amontillado ★。519。 Hop-Frog ★★。5 。。。more
Elsa
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It took me a little while to get into Poe’s long-winded and punctuation-filled sentences， but when I did， I understood why his stories became - and have stayed - so popular。 He is great at creating eerie atmospheres in just a few pages， and many of the horror elements are disturbing even though they were written almost 200 years ago。 I liked the horror stories better than the detective mysteries since the latter often resulted in long， braggy monologues， but it was fun to read early examples of It took me a little while to get into Poe’s long-winded and punctuation-filled sentences， but when I did， I understood why his stories became - and have stayed - so popular。 He is great at creating eerie atmospheres in just a few pages， and many of the horror elements are disturbing even though they were written almost 200 years ago。 I liked the horror stories better than the detective mysteries since the latter often resulted in long， braggy monologues， but it was fun to read early examples of this type of story。 。。。more
Mora Iriarte
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Tres historias dinámicas y entretenidas。 Nada del otro mundo。
Anita
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Full disclosure: I've taught 5 of the collection's stories before I started this short story collection。 I've been trying to include more classics and short stories this year， so this fits my criteria。 My favorites of this collection were the stories starring Dupin such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "Maelstrom" than the horror/thriller stories like Eleanora。 The Penguin English Library edition has a gorgeous cover and a well-written essay by D。H。 Lawrence on Poe focusing on most of the Full disclosure: I've taught 5 of the collection's stories before I started this short story collection。 I've been trying to include more classics and short stories this year， so this fits my criteria。 My favorites of this collection were the stories starring Dupin such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "Maelstrom" than the horror/thriller stories like Eleanora。 The Penguin English Library edition has a gorgeous cover and a well-written essay by D。H。 Lawrence on Poe focusing on most of the stories included in this collection。 If you are a seasonal reader， I would recommend reading this during the autumn or winter， as many of the stories had cold moods or settings。 。。。more
Chiara Benedetto
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Intriguing and easy to read。 Feels like being in a crime movie。
mpdg
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crows before hoespoe out
Rachael Mills
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Some tales I loved and others didn't quite work for me。 There are moments of pure genius in the storytelling and some are stories I definitely won't forget。 Some tales I loved and others didn't quite work for me。 There are moments of pure genius in the storytelling and some are stories I definitely won't forget。 。。。more
Lindsey
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3。75'There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told。' As DH Lawrence wrote in reflection， '[Poe] was an adventurer into vaults and cellars and horrible underground passages of the human soul。 He sounded the horror and the warning of his own doom。 。 。 He died wanting more love， and love killed him。'EAP and I fell into a strange， dizzying daydream of admiration when I was 14。 Enough that I named a beta fish after him who had a penchant for perking up when Jeopardy was on。 There a 3。75'There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told。' As DH Lawrence wrote in reflection， '[Poe] was an adventurer into vaults and cellars and horrible underground passages of the human soul。 He sounded the horror and the warning of his own doom。 。 。 He died wanting more love， and love killed him。'EAP and I fell into a strange， dizzying daydream of admiration when I was 14。 Enough that I named a beta fish after him who had a penchant for perking up when Jeopardy was on。 There are nineteen short stories in this collection - about four or five were ones I were familiar with。 Some of them were surprises for me like The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Purloined Letter which both featured a Sherlock Holmes misanthropic deductive fella。 Two of my new favourites were The Masque of Red Death and The Pit and The Pendulum which both were very descriptive， menacing， unsettling， and visceral。 Overall， I'm glad to have the collection even if The Tell-Tale Heart， The Fall of the House of Usher， and the Cask of Amontillado are still the most famous ones for good reason。 Hop-Frog， A Descent into the Maelström， Ligiea， William Wilson， Elenora， and The Oval Portrait were all pleasant surprises。 I'll likely not revisit The Gold-Bug （problematic Black representation as I knew of Poe） and The Black Cat （unnecessary animal abuse）。 Lawrence's reflection of Poe was an interesting read， if a little repetitive， but worth a skim。For me， few do creepy， visceral horror like Edgar Allan Poe。 。。。more
Raül
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Història amb assassinat misteriós i exposició del procés deductiu per esbrinar els fets per part del detectiu aficionat Messieur Dupin， relatat pel seu anònim i sorprès acompanyant。 Si hi trobeu similituds amb les històries de Sherlock Holmes i el Dr。 Watson és perquè aquest és el relat que inicia i posa els fonaments al genere literari policíac o de detectius。 Nomès per açò ja és un text d’obligada lectura per als amants del gènere。 Impacta el contrast entre la lògica assèptica i implacable de Història amb assassinat misteriós i exposició del procés deductiu per esbrinar els fets per part del detectiu aficionat Messieur Dupin， relatat pel seu anònim i sorprès acompanyant。 Si hi trobeu similituds amb les històries de Sherlock Holmes i el Dr。 Watson és perquè aquest és el relat que inicia i posa els fonaments al genere literari policíac o de detectius。 Nomès per açò ja és un text d’obligada lectura per als amants del gènere。 Impacta el contrast entre la lògica assèptica i implacable de Dupin i els crims horripilants i els personatges i ambients sòrdits que es donen。 。。。more
John Naylor
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Edgar Allan Poe is an enigma to many。 His writing style wasn't always the easiest to read。 From the often used French phrases to the overall occasionally slovenly pace of his stories。 What cannot be denied is that he influenced more than I will ever read or watch。 These 19 short stories have so much variety and themes to them that at times you could think you are reading the works of several authors。 The variety of genres （including some that were probably invented by that particular story） is a Edgar Allan Poe is an enigma to many。 His writing style wasn't always the easiest to read。 From the often used French phrases to the overall occasionally slovenly pace of his stories。 What cannot be denied is that he influenced more than I will ever read or watch。 These 19 short stories have so much variety and themes to them that at times you could think you are reading the works of several authors。 The variety of genres （including some that were probably invented by that particular story） is as vast as any collection I have read。 It would be unfair to Poe's legacy to dismiss him as a horror writer。 He was so much more。 Certain tales were ones that never clicked with me in this collection but others had me engrossed。 I am sure that any other reader would pick others as their own favourites。 I could list the books， plays， movies and television shows that I noticed had influences in this collection but that would make it a very long review。 Near enough every story has influenced something since。 I would definitely recommend this collection to anyone。 Not all will enjoy it but most will gain something from it。 。。。more
Jodie
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I really really didn’t get on with Poe’s writing style。 It was just so over written。 I felt like all the tension and pace was drained out with overly purple prose。 There was only one or two stories in the collection I actually got on with and would say we’re five star。 Some were okay and some were just mind numbing。 I must say I had higher expectations。 But， we can’t all love everything and maybe Poe just isn’t one for me。I think I might have been better off cherry picking stories to read over a I really really didn’t get on with Poe’s writing style。 It was just so over written。 I felt like all the tension and pace was drained out with overly purple prose。 There was only one or two stories in the collection I actually got on with and would say we’re five star。 Some were okay and some were just mind numbing。 I must say I had higher expectations。 But， we can’t all love everything and maybe Poe just isn’t one for me。I think I might have been better off cherry picking stories to read over a longer period of time than trying to read them all in the month。 This might have made them easier to digest。 。。。more
Thebookmeditator
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Although I really liked some stories and many of the themes in general， there were more weak stories than strong ones。
Lis'a
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j’ai seulement lu ‘the fall of the house of usher’ et ‘the tell tale heart’ pour les cours :）
Gilbert
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Great stories， especially the C。 Auguste Dupin trio。
Iulia
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"How I fell in love with Poe" or "A love story that began by hating his writings form the bottom of my heart。"。。。★★★★★ “The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales” is a short stories collection by Edgar Allan Poe。 I recently got to read this for my English Literature course in my 3rd year of college because he was the first author we started the semester with。 We actually had to read "The fall of the house of Usher"， "The cask of Amontilliado" and the renowned "The Raven" poem of his as compu "How I fell in love with Poe" or "A love story that began by hating his writings form the bottom of my heart。"。。。★★★★★ “The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales” is a short stories collection by Edgar Allan Poe。 I recently got to read this for my English Literature course in my 3rd year of college because he was the first author we started the semester with。 We actually had to read "The fall of the house of Usher"， "The cask of Amontilliado" and the renowned "The Raven" poem of his as compulsory lecture。 Because I had this book in my collection since my first year of college I decided to finally give it a shot again。 Why again？ Well that is because I actually read "MS found in a bottle" before， right after I purchased this book from a book fair but I must admit I disliked it entirely。 I was told that this author is a fantastic match for me because I consider myself a huge fan of everything horror I was expecting a lot from this book right from the start。 I was， however， tragically bored with it: the vocabulary was filled with difficult and complex gothic terms， archaic English， the feeling of suspense was nowhere to be found within the story for me and I simply considered it one of the worst experiences with horror by far。 I gave up on it as soon as I had finished "MS found in a bottle"。 However my curiousity for Poe was rekindled only a couple years later with this class。 Thus I began my adventure by reading "The cask of Amontilliado" telling myself that I only want to give him one more chance before I let him go forever。 I was simply shocked to be almost instantly enamoured by this story， right from the very first page。 The level of subtle sarcasm， dark humour and strong suggestions fired my soul up and gave me the will to read this entire book in only a week。 Even though this is one of his shortest stories it managed to captivate me in such ways i cannot describe: it lured me with its archetypal black humour entwined with the worst of a human's vices， weaving symbolism within the names of the characters and the costumes they wore， slowly enclosing the space of the carnival into the grotesque catacombs underground。 This story tells its morale in a fast-paced manner packed with strong imagery of grotesque details and macabre subliminal messages。 This very black humour is what drew me in so quickly， desperate for more of this maniac's insane creativity to portray the human mind at its lowest low。 What I had considered terribly dull and tedious until then， only managed to pull me in now with such a mighty magnetic force that rendered me unable to put the book down for days on end。 I have only now realized what I had missed out on at first: Poe is not everybody's cup of tea， or rather "everybody's bucketful of dirty bog water" - The awfully graphic details of each story， the terror of the human psyche and the horrors that one's mind is able to conceive are stitched together， like Frankenstein's monster， with the finest gothic elements， creating a masterpiece so detailed and worthy of every horror fan's favourite bookshelf。 I quickly found myself lost in Poe's universe， immersed within the unreliable narrators' point of view。 I went on with "The fall of the house of Usher。" and immediately found myself wanting to discover more and more of him。 The same patterns kept appearing and becoming clearer and clearer to me with each piece read。 I soon found out that Poe was not just a strange guy with obscene ideas who spent all of his time locked up in a dark tower writing strange horror stories and poems of his long lost love， of the deadly sick characters suffering from every malady out there， of a morbid world of death and doom where nothing ever seems to live longer than a couple years。 He is considered to be the founder of detective literature - the trope of the inquisitive detective who seems to somehow solve out all the riddles of a mystery murder in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt"or somehow gets his hands in a very clever manner on the "Purloined letter"。 These stories are considered to be the very base of modern detective fiction for their complexity and managed to pave the way for future descendants， setting very high standards for this very loved genre of literature and movies later on。 Poe is also known for „The gold bug” which is one of his longer stories that really got to me in this volume。 To cut a long story short， this focuses on the central element and that is –the gold bug- and the discovery of a long-lost treasure。 Quite engaging and with a clever twist at the end， this story manages to captivate every reader with its profound social themes: the social classes， racism and the importance of coin。 The reader will make their way through the exotic world of this tale literally feeling， smelling and touching everything as it reaches the epitome of the mystery of the treasure。 It managed to keep me on my toes as the rising action went on its course。 My most favourite part of this story was the usage of cryptography: Can we take a moment to appreciate how annoyingly clever Poe was to make use of such a popular technique at that time in order to get lots of attention from his readers？ One more story that simply left me thinking about it on days on end was „A descend into Maelström” which tells the survival tale of a shipwrecked fisherman。 This used to be a rather common topic of the age for fiction， however what makes it stand out from the rest is the fact that this is considered a very early work of science fiction – something odd and ingenious for that time。 The SF elements and enchanting landscapes of the Norwegian isles， the sound of the waves that threaten the shores， the sea foam （oftentimes considered relaxing in other types of literature but restless for Gothic） and the cloud-filled， gray and heavy skies oppress the reader’s mind as they succumb deeper and deeper into a world where they are left awestruck at the words of the survivor of the terrific Maelström。 I wanted to keep this title for the end because it was absolutely the best horror story i have ever had the chance to read in my life。 „The facts in the case of M。 Valdemar” left a grotesque impact upon my mind and I simply cannot stop thinking about it ever since。 I really want to believe that this is Poe’s best work and I refuse to ever let any other story top this one。 This is the most frightening piece of fiction I have ever read， an absolute abomination of a story in the BEST way possible。 It simply manages to tick every single characteristic of a good horror tale and here’s why: The story was so chilling and creepy that the readers thought that it was actually real when it was first published。 It was only later publicly announced by Poe himself that this was a pure work of extreme fiction， but only after he received some popularity off of it- what a clever and cunning man！ This tale contains mesmerism， hypnosis and magnetism – three elements belonging to pseudoscience – yet another popular thing at the time。 This story is absolutely terrific， the lucidity that it proves throughout only enhances the experience of the three things mentioned before: immersing the reader into a blood-curdlingly detailed tale of a dying man， subject to a couple sessions of hypnotism。 The power of suggestion in this story is unlike anything else – and the morbid ideas that it subliminally inserts into the reader’s mind are simply atrocious – it really does leave a mark on the psyche of the reader by describing graphic events of gore， the spasms of death as it gets its fingers on poor mr Valdemar， only to be followed by repugnant descriptions of his decaying corpse。 The abhorrent vocabulary and imagery created within this story eradicate any sort of hope that the readers may have of this story becoming merry or bright at any point， for it only aggravates as the action reaches its end。 It sends shivers down my spine to even remember the last sentence as it echoes somewhere in the back of my mind with a sinister sensation of doom。 All in all this volume is profoundly rooted within the genre of Gothic， siphoning the best of the worst parts of it， linking the most ludicrous and eerie events with talent， creating a path for the scions of the horror genre。 。。。more
James Folan
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I liked The Pit and The Pendulum but found the stories otherwise too wordy to chill。
Lucas Ilievskie
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3。75
Adrian
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A couple of these stories made me scream quietly to myself （The Black Cat， The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar）， and the solution to the proto-Sherlock Holmes story The Murders in the Rue Morgue was extremely unexpected。 From the two most famous stories （to me） of The Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum， there were some striking images but I did find the stories themselves too grabbing - and the rest got bogged down in the Victorian over-writing that I usually really struggle A couple of these stories made me scream quietly to myself （The Black Cat， The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar）， and the solution to the proto-Sherlock Holmes story The Murders in the Rue Morgue was extremely unexpected。 From the two most famous stories （to me） of The Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum， there were some striking images but I did find the stories themselves too grabbing - and the rest got bogged down in the Victorian over-writing that I usually really struggle with。 Anyway， fun introduction to Poe。 。。。more
Danielle
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One of these stories I heard over 20 years ago and remembered certain details， but not the title or author。 I am pleased to have relearned the knowledge。 Short， intense， yet entertaining （and quite often， disturbing） stories by a literary master。
Ik
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"Moralists have always wondered helplessly why Poe's 'morbid' tales need have been written。 They need to be written because old things need to die and disintegrate， because the old white psyche has to be gradually broken down before anything else can come to pass。 （p。 301）"After reading this passage from D。 H。 Lawrence， writing on the importance of Edgar Allan Poe's work， I was highly excited， for I longed for my psyche to be broken。However， after reading the fall of the house of usher， the oval "Moralists have always wondered helplessly why Poe's 'morbid' tales need have been written。 They need to be written because old things need to die and disintegrate， because the old white psyche has to be gradually broken down before anything else can come to pass。 （p。 301）"After reading this passage from D。 H。 Lawrence， writing on the importance of Edgar Allan Poe's work， I was highly excited， for I longed for my psyche to be broken。However， after reading the fall of the house of usher， the oval portrait， the tell-tale heart， the cask of amontillado and the hop-frog， this did not happen。I wanted to laugh manically in the darkness and dismember the book secretly into pieces flowing in the wind。 Murmuring to myself， punishing this book for dissappointing me。 However， madness did not take me， only emptiness。Farewell， I said and put the book away。 ---------------------------------------the fall of the house of usher - I found this story to be long winded and kind of boringthe oval portrait - This one was alright。 the cask of amontillado and the tell-tale heart - For some reason the protagonist of both stories feel the urging need to kill a person。 Why they feel this need is never explained。 This makes the story for me kind of boring。 Only shockvalue， by describing the way a person is killed， is for me not enough。 hop-frog - a simple revenge tale， also kind of boring。I wanted psychological horror， which this book only does in a very very superficial way。These are not 'stories of the human soul'， even as just simple entertainment these stories were not that entertaining。I liked reading 'The Black Cat'， hoping that Poe's other stories would be at a similar or higher level， which just isn't the case。 I do not recommend this book。 If you are still in doubt， you can also listen most of the stories from Edgar Allan Poe on Youtube for free。 。。。more
Jose Luis Ariza
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This collection of short stories defines Poe as one of the greatest authors in American literature as he is so talented with a one-of-a-kind literary style so sophisticated as he demonstrates his masterity on the language， as well as he is determined to explore the human psyche， so characteristic in his short stories。I really love Poe as his narrative style catches you so early in his stories。 I should highlight very short stories that I really liked such as “The Tell-Tale Heart” or “The Black C This collection of short stories defines Poe as one of the greatest authors in American literature as he is so talented with a one-of-a-kind literary style so sophisticated as he demonstrates his masterity on the language， as well as he is determined to explore the human psyche， so characteristic in his short stories。I really love Poe as his narrative style catches you so early in his stories。 I should highlight very short stories that I really liked such as “The Tell-Tale Heart” or “The Black Cat”， as well as the one given name to the collection， “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”， as it also demonstrates his skills with the detectives subgenre。 。。。more
Guenter
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