Tales of Mystery and Imagination
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- Author：Edgar Allan Poe
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Summary
Including Poe's most terrifying， grotesque and haunting short stories， Tales of Mystery and Imagination is the ultimate collection of the infamous author's macabre works。
Reviews
Zoë
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I will have to reread this book another time regardless。 Most of the stories were not memorable and even boring。 As soon as I had read them， they were gone from my memory again。 Only a small handful did give me an ominous feeling。 I don't think I felt in the mood for this。 I will have to reread this book another time regardless。 Most of the stories were not memorable and even boring。 As soon as I had read them， they were gone from my memory again。 Only a small handful did give me an ominous feeling。 I don't think I felt in the mood for this。 。。。more
Melencolia1
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Highly deep， requires some effort to truly understand -especially if you're a non-native-， and one can recognize the pure mystery， sometimes agony and melancholy; how bizzare mysteries turn out truly making sense darkness。 Worth to buy， worth to read， worth to re-read。。。 Highly deep， requires some effort to truly understand -especially if you're a non-native-， and one can recognize the pure mystery， sometimes agony and melancholy; how bizzare mysteries turn out truly making sense darkness。 Worth to buy， worth to read， worth to re-read。。。 。。。more
JonasR
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nice bed time stories
Stano Várady
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Poea mám rád， baví ma jeho široký záber žánrov a fakt， že zo záporných hrdinov rád robí hrdinov hlavných， no táto kniha mi ako výber toho najlepšieho neprišla。
Frankie
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The Facts in the Case of M。 Valdemar: 4The Masque of the Red Death: 4。5The Black Cat: 5The Tell-Tale Heart: 5Might come back to these later in the year， but I had a lot of fun with these and greatly enjoyed them。
Louie
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A nicely-illustrated collection of three short stories by Poe: The Cask of Amontillado， The Black Cat， and The Fall of the House of Usher
Julia Jyde
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Edgar， a very strange man indeed。。。some favourites:The Mask of Red Death-- thinking back to The Shining by Stephen King， this must have been an inspiration for the masquerade ball！ Thinking specifically of the clock and the red death。 also， the rich party people running away to hide from a disease in a some fancy place。。。 smells like Kardashian。 and then they end up getting the disease anyway。 yeah。 the symbolism of life towards death is so cool too， I loved the descriptions of the rooms。 very n Edgar， a very strange man indeed。。。some favourites:The Mask of Red Death-- thinking back to The Shining by Stephen King， this must have been an inspiration for the masquerade ball！ Thinking specifically of the clock and the red death。 also， the rich party people running away to hide from a disease in a some fancy place。。。 smells like Kardashian。 and then they end up getting the disease anyway。 yeah。 the symbolism of life towards death is so cool too， I loved the descriptions of the rooms。 very nice。MS。 Found in a Bottle-- this was the most frightening of them all， and also the most confusing of them all。 I'm just scared of whatever this is。Dupin stories-- HELLO？？？ I love classic mystery detective stories。 such a strong foundation for other detective stories。 incredible。。。 and I love all the philosophical French and German quotes they'd pop in。 awesome 。。。more
Maria Fanouraki
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"Το πηγάδι και το εκκρεμές"， "Σκια"， "Η πτώση του Οίκου των Ασερ"， "ο μαύρος γάτος"， τα αγαπημένα μου。 "Το πηγάδι και το εκκρεμές"， "Σκια"， "Η πτώση του Οίκου των Ασερ"， "ο μαύρος γάτος"， τα αγαπημένα μου。 。。。more
Veli Çetin
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Ünlü "Morgue sokağı cinayetleri "nin de olduğu polisiye ve bilim kurgu hikayeler。 Ünlü "Morgue sokağı cinayetleri "nin de olduğu polisiye ve bilim kurgu hikayeler。 。。。more
Maei
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🪲چیزی که از پو شنیده بودم وحشت و خیال پردازی بود که خب داستان های این کتاب به غیر از * لیجیا *برای من حتی هیجان هم ایجاد نکردن！ ایده های هر داستان فوق‌العاده بود ولی خب نحو‌ه‌ی بیان داستان و پایان‌بندی و ماجراهایی که اتفاق می‌افتاد اصلا راضیم نکرد البته که باید دست پو رو بوسید چون اگر این ایده های درخشانش نبود ما هیچوقت شرلوک هولمز و پوآرو رو نداشتیم 。 داستان لیجیا برای من جذاب ترین داستان این مجموعه بود هر‌چند که دوست داشتم پایانش طور دیگری می‌‌بود 。 •کتاب رو از نشر نخستین و ترجمه آقای شفا خوان 🪲چیزی که از پو شنیده بودم وحشت و خیال پردازی بود که خب داستان های این کتاب به غیر از * لیجیا *برای من حتی هیجان هم ایجاد نکردن！ ایده های هر داستان فوق‌العاده بود ولی خب نحو‌ه‌ی بیان داستان و پایان‌بندی و ماجراهایی که اتفاق می‌افتاد اصلا راضیم نکرد البته که باید دست پو رو بوسید چون اگر این ایده های درخشانش نبود ما هیچوقت شرلوک هولمز و پوآرو رو نداشتیم 。 داستان لیجیا برای من جذاب ترین داستان این مجموعه بود هر‌چند که دوست داشتم پایانش طور دیگری می‌‌بود 。 •کتاب رو از نشر نخستین و ترجمه آقای شفا خواندم و ترجمه خوب و خوشخوانی بود 。 。。。more
Isaac Kafka
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My favorite were The Pit and Pendulum， Black Cat， and Murders in the Rue Morgue。 Aforementioned short stories are well-written in the aspect of imagery and oddity of the narrated setting。 Imp of the perverse articulates how supererogatory deliberation poses hazard to a thinker in their decision。 However， some stories are just dull and tedious— though I consider that indirect characterization which appears on the emotion of the reader are sublime in some context， Poe somehow confound me by these My favorite were The Pit and Pendulum， Black Cat， and Murders in the Rue Morgue。 Aforementioned short stories are well-written in the aspect of imagery and oddity of the narrated setting。 Imp of the perverse articulates how supererogatory deliberation poses hazard to a thinker in their decision。 However， some stories are just dull and tedious— though I consider that indirect characterization which appears on the emotion of the reader are sublime in some context， Poe somehow confound me by these complex narratives。 But overall the book is great introductory to Poe's style of writing and worth reading。 （Recommended） 。。。more
Paul Spencer
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I didn’t expect Poe's stories to resonant so effectively with me， seemingly linked to my own interests and sensibilities of my own writing – claustrophobic， dangerous locations; a sense of dark， vivid mood; but also some stunning ideas。 The occult/gothic stories such as “The Fall of the House of Usher”， “The Pit and the Pendulum”， “The Premature Burial”， “The Masque of the Red Death”， “The Tell-Tale Heart” are the most memorable。 They illustrate Poe's apparent preoccupation with the idea that he I didn’t expect Poe's stories to resonant so effectively with me， seemingly linked to my own interests and sensibilities of my own writing – claustrophobic， dangerous locations; a sense of dark， vivid mood; but also some stunning ideas。 The occult/gothic stories such as “The Fall of the House of Usher”， “The Pit and the Pendulum”， “The Premature Burial”， “The Masque of the Red Death”， “The Tell-Tale Heart” are the most memorable。 They illustrate Poe's apparent preoccupation with the idea that he may be buried alive， and an interest in death and rebirth。 What was most surprising was that his murder mystery/detective stories “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”， “The Mystery of Marie Roget” and “The Purloined Letter” were basically the template and inspiration for Sherlock Holmes （although Conan-Doyle was obviously his own style of genius and took it to a whole new level）。 The French detective Auguste Dupin， like Holmes， had a great intellect and great observation skills， and like the Holmes stories， these were told from the point of view of an “ordinary sidekick”。 Dupin even took pleasure from overtaking the police。 Brilliant collection。 。。。more
Paul Carberry
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A must have collection for any fan of horror。 Stories that stood out for me included "MS。 Found in a Bottle"， "The Man of the Crowd"， "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"， and "The Tell-tale Heart"。 A must have collection for any fan of horror。 Stories that stood out for me included "MS。 Found in a Bottle"， "The Man of the Crowd"， "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"， and "The Tell-tale Heart"。 。。。more
Christopher Waller
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Read this to see whether Poe stands up to an older reader （I place under the "books for teenagers" category， not detrimentally so）。 Overall， I say he is quite a readable and enjoyable writer with a peculiar imagination。 However， the weight of said imagination can sometimes cause him to stagger beneath his own inventions。 We see this mostly whenever he begins a tale with an intriguing setup （like in the case of "MS。 found in a bottle"）， which then finishes in a very abrupt manner that otherwise c Read this to see whether Poe stands up to an older reader （I place under the "books for teenagers" category， not detrimentally so）。 Overall， I say he is quite a readable and enjoyable writer with a peculiar imagination。 However， the weight of said imagination can sometimes cause him to stagger beneath his own inventions。 We see this mostly whenever he begins a tale with an intriguing setup （like in the case of "MS。 found in a bottle"）， which then finishes in a very abrupt manner that otherwise could have been developed further by the narrative。 Still， I have to give credit where credit is due， and say that Edgar Allan Poe remains a classic to this age for a reason。 That this reason being the aforementioned imaginative prowess which his writing darkly evokes。 。。。more
Christian
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Finally finished this book！ Edgar Allan Poe is a genius！ I love him and I wish he lived longer to produce more stories。 The stories in this collection are horrifying and bizarre: there are stories about a vengeful cat， a heart that still beats after death， a technically dead man who is hypnotized to remain sort of alive， a homicidal orang-utan， the final days of the earth as a comet approaches， and so on。 His characters deal with guilt， repressed emotions， and usually with psychological problems Finally finished this book！ Edgar Allan Poe is a genius！ I love him and I wish he lived longer to produce more stories。 The stories in this collection are horrifying and bizarre: there are stories about a vengeful cat， a heart that still beats after death， a technically dead man who is hypnotized to remain sort of alive， a homicidal orang-utan， the final days of the earth as a comet approaches， and so on。 His characters deal with guilt， repressed emotions， and usually with psychological problems。 This book also contains the first detective story （The Murders in the Rue Morgue） that served as template for Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot。 His stories are scary but also challenging to read and I thank my prior exposure to the classics for orientation。 I struggled reading some stories as Poe loves describing so many things and he loves run-on sentences。 All worth it。 This is one of the best books I've read this year and I now understand why Poe is held as a master storyteller。 。。。more
Emily Ursä
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My rating is closer to 3。5 （really wish goodreads would do half stars）I think this is a collection I will re visit over the years and come to love the more I read。 The language in this is so unique and beguiling， some paragraphs can take longer than usual to dissect and I made the mistake of reading Neil Gaiman's introduction once I had finished the whole book rather than before starting。 He suggests， to read Poe out loud， which makes perfect sense。 A lot like reading Shakespeare perhaps。 So thi My rating is closer to 3。5 （really wish goodreads would do half stars）I think this is a collection I will re visit over the years and come to love the more I read。 The language in this is so unique and beguiling， some paragraphs can take longer than usual to dissect and I made the mistake of reading Neil Gaiman's introduction once I had finished the whole book rather than before starting。 He suggests， to read Poe out loud， which makes perfect sense。 A lot like reading Shakespeare perhaps。 So this collection was full of tales I loved， but as a matter of personal preference I found a large section of this really not to my taste， which was the three murder mystery stories。 Do I appreciate their existence and their significance for a whole future genre of literature？ Absolutely！ But I just don't enjoy reading murder mystery， unless it's different or exceptional in some way。 However， the stories before and after this section were exceptional， beautiful and dark。 I can't wait to pick up a poetry collection next！ 。。。more
Diana Almeida
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Exímio contador， colorido com o léxico do seu tempo。 Recomendo， entre os vários contos， O Poço e o Pêndulo。
Ataegina
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Such a disappointing book; I couldn't even arrive to its middle。 It promises to be "the ultimate collection of the infamous author's macabre works"， yet it is a rollercoaster of extreme tedious stories that have noting of horror or macabre （and that would be best in a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Jules Verne book）， and of actually some horror stories。 Also， the majority of the stories have a boring and non captivating beginning， having less than one page of actually something interesting。 I rate it Such a disappointing book; I couldn't even arrive to its middle。 It promises to be "the ultimate collection of the infamous author's macabre works"， yet it is a rollercoaster of extreme tedious stories that have noting of horror or macabre （and that would be best in a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Jules Verne book）， and of actually some horror stories。 Also， the majority of the stories have a boring and non captivating beginning， having less than one page of actually something interesting。 I rate it with two stars only for the few stories that were good。 。。。more
Minghao
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Acho que ler isto em português estragou um pouco da minha experiência porque havia muitas palavras que eu não conhecia 😭😭😭 por isso acho que no futuro vou tentar ler em inglês 😿Umas histórias são melhores que as outras， em geral ficava sempre "😐ok" quando acabava de ler。 Acho que ler isto em português estragou um pouco da minha experiência porque havia muitas palavras que eu não conhecia 😭😭😭 por isso acho que no futuro vou tentar ler em inglês 😿Umas histórias são melhores que as outras， em geral ficava sempre "😐ok" quando acabava de ler。 。。。more
Megan
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This was the first book I remember making my parents buy me at B Daltons in the mall。 I was VERY YOUNG and they were skeptical I could read it and I insisted saying I liked the pictures。 Man I must have been a creepy kid。 They obviously didn't look closely inside because the Arthur Rackham illustrations are terrifying and definitely gave me nightmares。 I can't believe I read this before I was like， 10 years old。 This particular copy of Poe's tales is a facsimile of the original 1935 edition， and This was the first book I remember making my parents buy me at B Daltons in the mall。 I was VERY YOUNG and they were skeptical I could read it and I insisted saying I liked the pictures。 Man I must have been a creepy kid。 They obviously didn't look closely inside because the Arthur Rackham illustrations are terrifying and definitely gave me nightmares。 I can't believe I read this before I was like， 10 years old。 This particular copy of Poe's tales is a facsimile of the original 1935 edition， and it's great。 The Rackham illustrations， the dust jacket， EVERYTHING。 。。。more
Anna。Peraki
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Η έκδοση είναι εκπληκτική。 Στολίδι για την βιβλιοθήκη του κάθε αναγνώστη。
Bruno
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Relatos cortos de terror muy entretenidos， el estilo de Poe es ciertamente único
Juan Manuel
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Es una colección interesante de historias de misterio "livianas" （casos sin muertes en su mayoría， sino otros tipos de crímenes）， en donde predominan la construcción y la resolución del misterio。 Se lee rápido， y los casos son interesantes。 Son todos cuentos clásicos， probablemente los fanáticos del género ya los leyeron en alguna otra recopilación。 Es una colección interesante de historias de misterio "livianas" （casos sin muertes en su mayoría， sino otros tipos de crímenes）， en donde predominan la construcción y la resolución del misterio。 Se lee rápido， y los casos son interesantes。 Son todos cuentos clásicos， probablemente los fanáticos del género ya los leyeron en alguna otra recopilación。 。。。more
Bill Fletcher
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Yeah， so here's the thing。 I know he's the 'inventor' of the American mystery story and one of our most treasured authors。 Recently， The Guardian had two lists of the 100 best mysteries （one from this year， one from 10 years ago） and this was on both so， with much hesitancy， I decided to reread it。 In 1974， I made the TA in my English class weep with fury when I said how idiotic and poorly structured I felt "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" was。 Forty-five years on， it only got worse。 Show， don't Yeah， so here's the thing。 I know he's the 'inventor' of the American mystery story and one of our most treasured authors。 Recently， The Guardian had two lists of the 100 best mysteries （one from this year， one from 10 years ago） and this was on both so， with much hesitancy， I decided to reread it。 In 1974， I made the TA in my English class weep with fury when I said how idiotic and poorly structured I felt "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" was。 Forty-five years on， it only got worse。 Show， don't tell， they say。 I guess Poe wasn't a follower。 Dupin tells and tells and tells， all to little point， with stultifying repetition and way too much Latin。 And seriously - an escaped Orangutan？ The follow-up， "The Mystery of Marie Roget，" is， if anything， even more tedious， though perhaps readers of his time would have enjoyed it as it related to a then infamous US murder。 Of all the stories， I think only the last two had the zest and skill to be of interest， "The Cask of Amontillado" being the most clever。 Ah well。 。。。more
Kim Dennis
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When I was in school， we read a few of Poe’s stories。 I didn’t particularly like them then。 I enjoyed most of them much more this time around。 There were certainly some I enjoyed more than others， but overall， they were not what I was expecting。 I even enjoyed some of the ones from my youth more than I thought I would。 It was a lot of fun reading the mysteries。 While they were not what mystery stories came to be， Poe didn’t have any examples to look at。 I can see that Doyle and Christie both fol When I was in school， we read a few of Poe’s stories。 I didn’t particularly like them then。 I enjoyed most of them much more this time around。 There were certainly some I enjoyed more than others， but overall， they were not what I was expecting。 I even enjoyed some of the ones from my youth more than I thought I would。 It was a lot of fun reading the mysteries。 While they were not what mystery stories came to be， Poe didn’t have any examples to look at。 I can see that Doyle and Christie both followed a little of his format with them。 It’s always nice to be pleasantly surprised。 。。。more
Simon
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Big disappointment。Some stories hold up， like House of Usher， Masque of the Red Death， Pit and the Pendulum。 But the vast majority are pretty tedious。 The worst are the detective stories: Murders in the Rue Morgue and its sequels。 Instead of a plot we get an arrogant， insufferable bore lecturing us at length， explaining in mind-numbing detail how he solved an absurdly convoluted puzzle。 Two other stories consist of nothing more than endless descriptions of landscapes in the driest， least evocati Big disappointment。Some stories hold up， like House of Usher， Masque of the Red Death， Pit and the Pendulum。 But the vast majority are pretty tedious。 The worst are the detective stories: Murders in the Rue Morgue and its sequels。 Instead of a plot we get an arrogant， insufferable bore lecturing us at length， explaining in mind-numbing detail how he solved an absurdly convoluted puzzle。 Two other stories consist of nothing more than endless descriptions of landscapes in the driest， least evocative manner possible。 Many others can barely be described as stories， with little in the way of characterisation or plot， and I don't believe this is because Poe was somehow keen to experiment with the form of fiction。 。。。more
Santosh Thapa
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Poush 4， 2077， SaturdayTales of Mystery & Imagination - Edgar A。 Poe （Original Author）/ Roland John （Adaptation） （2005）Genres: EnglishGradedReaders/ Short Stories Collection/ Horror Fiction/ Detective FictionPages: 103Rating: 6。5/10Themes: Death and its Physical Signs/ Mystery， Horror and Violence/ Fictional Detective/ The Power of the ImaginationOpener:“Let me call myself， for the present， William Wilson。 I am ashamed to tell you my real name， which is known and hated all over the world。 Becaus Poush 4， 2077， SaturdayTales of Mystery & Imagination - Edgar A。 Poe （Original Author）/ Roland John （Adaptation） （2005）Genres: EnglishGradedReaders/ Short Stories Collection/ Horror Fiction/ Detective FictionPages: 103Rating: 6。5/10Themes: Death and its Physical Signs/ Mystery， Horror and Violence/ Fictional Detective/ The Power of the ImaginationOpener:“Let me call myself， for the present， William Wilson。 I am ashamed to tell you my real name， which is known and hated all over the world。 Because of my evil life， I no longer enjoy the love and honour of others; and I have no ordinary human hopes or expectations。”Summary:The ten tales are stories of the supernatural， of revenge， near-death experiences and some of the very first detective stories。In William Wilson， a man is haunted in a strange and disturbing way。 He is convinced that he has an identical namesake who has been following him everywhere since his schooldays。 Wherever he goes， he cannot escape his unwanted double: he is always there to foil his plans and snatch success away from him。 In the story’s tragic conclusion the main character loses control and reacts in a terrible and violent manner。 In The Gold-Bug we follow a man’s obsessive search for buried treasure。 After finding a bug of real gold， the man is convinced that it will lead him to the treasure and make his fortune。 Despite the scepticism of his friend， the man persists with his search， uncovering clues and breaking a secret code until finally， with the help of his servant and of his friend; he sets off on a journey into the hills that ultimately leads them to an amazing discovery。The Fall of the House of Usher tells of some very strange happenings。 A man goes to visit an old friend who appears to be suffering from some strange mental disorder。 His sister is very ill and he has been very badly affected by this。 He has lost his taste for life and is extremely afraid of the future。 He feels strongly that the very walls of his old crumbling house have gained an influence over him。 His friend tries to help him by talking to him and painting with him， but when the man’s sister finally dies， things go from bad to worse。 The man is not convinced that his sister is really dead and worries that he has buried her alive。 The story reaches a dramatic climax when the dead sister reappears at the door of the house。The Red Death tells the story of how a group privileged people， led by their Prince shut themselves away in a remote castle in an attempt to avoid being infected with a terrible disease that is killing the population of the country They live a life of luxury and pleasure until one day the Red Death itself comes to pay a visit and wreak revenge …The Barrel of Amontillado is another story of terrible revenge。 A man lures his rival into a deep cellar with the promise of tasting an expensive Spanish wine。 The victim’s pride and his single-minded desire to give his opinion on the wine prevent him from seeing the trap he is walking into。 Even at the last moment， as he is being walled into his death cell， he seems unable to fully comprehend the terrible nature of his predicament off the coast。 He tells the story of how he and his brother were once sucked into the whirlpool。 The fisherman survived thanks to keen observation of how things were being sucked down towards the seabed， but his brother， through his terrible fear， was unwilling to heed his advice and perished。 The fisherman survived， but his experience had turned him into a white-haired old man。In The Pit and the Pendulum， a prisoner recounts his experiences at the hands of the Spanish Inquisition。 He is thrown into a dark cell and soon realises there is a deep pit in the middle of the room from which there would be no escape。 Having successfully avoided falling into the pit， he awakes to find himself tied to the bed beneath an enormous swinging pendulum at the end of which there is a sharp blade。 As the blade slowly descends， coming evercloser to his chest， he begins to give up hope of survival。 But suddenly an idea occurs to him that brings him new hope and he manages to avoid being sliced by the swinging knife by attracting rats to eat through his bonds。 All his efforts seem to have been to no avail however when the walls of the cell begin to close in on him， forcing him towards the deep pit in the middle of the room …In The Stolen Letter， the Paris police look for a letter that holds great power。 They know who has taken the letter， but despite two thorough searches of the man’s home， they are unable to find it。 And yet， the letter must be in the man’s house。 The police cannot find the letter because they are unable to put themselves in the place of the person who hid it。 It turns out that the letter was right in front of their noses the whole time。 It is ultimately found by Monsieur Dupin， a very intelligent and wily Parisian private detective， who presents the letter to the chief of police in return for a handsome reward。We find Monsieur Dupin at work again in The Murders in the Rue Morgue。 Two women have been savagely murdered in their home in an apparently motiveless attack。 Although the women had money in the house， nothing was stolen。 Witnesses didn’t see anything， but nearly all of them say they heard two voices – from inside the women’s apartment。 One of the voices was that of a Frenchman， but the witnesses all give a different account of the second voice – one says it was a Russian voice， another thinks it was an Italian voice， others say they heard English or German sounds … Dupin doubts that the voice was human at all …The story called Metzengerstein recounts the rivalry between two rich families and the descent into madness and death of the young heir to the Metzengerstein fortune。 When his neighbour and head of his hated rival family dies in a fire， a beautiful but strange red horse comes into the young man’s possession。 The horse appears to have been branded with the initials of the dead neighbour， but nobody at the household can confirm that the horse belonged to the dead man。 The young Metzengerstein becomes increasingly obsessed with the horse and begins to spend all his time riding it， avoiding the company of people。 When a fire breaks out at his property， horse and rider gallop into the flames。 Verdict:Poe remains best known for his short stories。 Poe's horror tales typically revolve around characters who have reached states of extreme alienation， terror， and madness and often contain elements of the supernatural。 Poe's detective stories concern the complex， sometimes misleading relationship between human reasoning and empirical reality。 Poe’s stories are remarkable for their inventiveness， their fine construction， their vivid descriptions and their psychological insight。 Certainly worth a read。 。。。more
Christina Gottwalt
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A few good tales in this book。 I don't know if the stories were in chronological order but if they were， Poe started out his writing career at the top of the hill and ended it in a heap at the bottom。 The introductory words about Poe talked about his drinking problem， and I felt it really showed in a lot of these stories。 They were JUST PLAIN WEIRD。But with many things looked upon as "classics"， I'm glad I read it。 A few good tales in this book。 I don't know if the stories were in chronological order but if they were， Poe started out his writing career at the top of the hill and ended it in a heap at the bottom。 The introductory words about Poe talked about his drinking problem， and I felt it really showed in a lot of these stories。 They were JUST PLAIN WEIRD。But with many things looked upon as "classics"， I'm glad I read it。 。。。more
Kimberly
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A classic book that I thought would be perfect for the Hallowe'en season。 I was somewhat right。 Some of the stories were mysterious， but most were more psychological riddles。 Also， Poe was definitely the king of the long introduction！ For some stories， I found myself drifting off until the core of the story began。 Oopsie！ But my failings didn't seem to detract from the narrative。 Glad I read it， but not sure I'd read it again。 A classic book that I thought would be perfect for the Hallowe'en season。 I was somewhat right。 Some of the stories were mysterious， but most were more psychological riddles。 Also， Poe was definitely the king of the long introduction！ For some stories， I found myself drifting off until the core of the story began。 Oopsie！ But my failings didn't seem to detract from the narrative。 Glad I read it， but not sure I'd read it again。 。。。more
Augusto Delgado
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