Selected Tales

About this book

Since their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe's extraordinary Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction and have also created many of the conventions which still dominate the genre of detective fiction. As well as being highly enjoyable, Poe's tales are works of very real intellectual exploration. Attentive to the historical and political dimensions of these very American tales, this new selection places the most popular -- "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"; and "The Purloined Letter" -- alongside less well-known travel narratives, metaphysical essays and political satires.Contents:The Duc De L'omeletteMs. Found In A BottleThe AssignationLigeiaHow To Write A Blackwood ArticleThe Fall Of The House Of UsherWilliam WilsonThe Murders In The Rue MorgueA Descent Into The MaelströuThe Island Of The FayThe Colloquy Of M0nos And UnaThe Oval PortraitThe Masque Of The Red DeathThe Mystery Of Marie RogitThe Pit And The PendulumThe Tell-Tale HeartThe Gold-BugThe Black CatThe Premature BurialThe Purloined LetterThe Imp Of The PerverseThe Facrs In The Case Of M. ValdemarThe Cask Of AmontilladoThe Domain Of ArnheiuVon Keupelen And His DiscoveryContos / Ficção / Literatura Estrangeira