A murderer is forced to reveal his crime by the sound of a beating heart, a mysterious figure wreaks havoc among a party of noblemen during the time of the plague, a grieving lover awakens to find himself clutching a box of his beloved blood-stained teeth, a man is obsessed with the fear of being buried alive – these are only some of the memorable characters and stories included in this volume, which exemplify Poe’s inventiveness and natural talent as a storyteller.
Tales of horror
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Description
A murderer is forced to reveal his crime by the sound of a beating heart, a mysterious figure wreaks havoc among a party of noblemen during the time of the plague, a grieving lover awakens to find himself clutching a box of his beloved blood-stained teeth, a man is obsessed with the fear of being buried alive – these are only some of the memorable characters and stories included in this volume, which exemplify Poe’s inventiveness and natural talent as a storyteller.Immensely popular both during and after his lifetime, and a powerful influence on generations of writers and film-makers to this day, Edgar Allan Poe is still counted among the greatest short-story writers of all time and seen as one of the initiators of the detective, horror and science-fiction genres.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.262 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.8 × 2.1 cm |
| Book_author | Allan, Poe, Edgar |
| Publisher | Alma Classics |
| Imprint | Alma Classics |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 311 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | New Edition |
| Dewey | 813.3 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
