Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe
The Complete Audio Collection, Vol. 1

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne, Ray Chase, Donald Corren, Grover Gardner, Cassandra Campbell, various narrators

Unabridged: 44 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/31/2016

Synopsis

Gothic master Edgar Allan Poe’s complete works are collected in this multivolume set by Blackstone Audio. Here are his short stories, detective fiction, and poems in all their mysterious and macabre glory. Also included are Poe’s literary reviews and editorial musings, comprising an often caustic analysis of the poetry, drama, and fiction of the period. This collection includes Poe’s famous stories “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Poe’s poetry features prominently in this collection, with well-known classics such as “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee,” and “Lenore” presented alongside lesser-known works like “Eulalie” and “The Conqueror Worm.” Poe fans will be treated to his fearless and acerbic analysis of then-modern works, a practice earning him the reputation as a “tomahawk man” in artistic circles.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1848) transformed the American literary landscape with his innovations in the short story genre and his haunting lyrical poetry, and he is credited with inventing American gothic horror and detective fiction.

About Kirby Heyborne

Kirby Heyborne is a musician, actor, and professional narrator. Noted for his work in teen and juvenile audio, he has garnered over twenty Earphones Awards. His audiobook credits include Jesse Kellerman’s The Genius, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, and George R. R. Martin’s Selections from Dreamsongs.

About Ray Chase

Ray Chase graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in theater and a minor in cinema and television. He has since worked extensively as a voice-over artist. Among his dozens of audiobook narrations are Ian Douglas’ Heritage trilogy and Robert Olen Butler’s Christopher Marlowe Cobb thrillers.

About Donald Corren

Donald Corren is an audiobook narrator and a New York actor with leading credits on and Off-Broadway, as well as numerous television appearances. On Broadway, he costarred with Judy Kaye in the critically acclaimed production of Souvenir, and replaced Harvey Fierstein in the seminal production of Torch Song Trilogy. His Off-Broadway appearances include The Soap Myth, Dietrich & Chevalier, The Last Sunday in June, Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night, and the original New York production of Tomfoolery. His television credits include eight seasons as forensic tech Medill on NBC’s Law & Order, as well as his current role as Dr. Kurian on Syfy’s Z Nation.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

About Cassandra Campbell

Original bio sent from Cassandra: Cassandra Campbell began doing voice overs as the voice for Calvin Klein’s Italian commercials. This was followed by commercial and documentary recording in both English and Italian. She has recorded many audiobooks and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie® Award nomination. As an actress and director, she has worked at the Public, the Mint, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stagewest, Theatreworks, the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Millmountain Theatre, the National Shakespeare Company, and the New York Fringe Festival.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on December 18, 2020

my becoming-a-genius project, part 3! in case you somehow missed both parts one and two, here's the situation: i have decided to become a genius. to accomplish this, i'm going to work my way through the collected stories of various authors, reading + reviewing 1 story every day until i get bored / los......more

Goodreads review by Behzad on September 11, 2018

The truly mad and horrifying genius of Poe can best be found in "the Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", "the Murders in the Rue Morgue", "the Gold Bug" and "the System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether". Some other stories could have been really brilliant had it not been for the overly poetic language and......more

Goodreads review by Mariam on July 27, 2019

There isn't much I could say that'd do this collection justice. All I know is Edgar Allan Poe does in a short story what others could only dream of doing in a full-length novel. He takes you deep into the darkest pits of human nature, offers you insight into the psychology of a sociopath, and an ove......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on December 28, 2020

I don’t find Poe nearly as “chilling” as I used to, but I really enjoy his stories. The only one I found dull was “The Balloon-Hoax.” “The Purloined Letter” reminded me of Sherlock Holmes. I had read 5 of the most well-known stories before but the rest were new to me.......more

Goodreads review by Court on October 20, 2024

Some were more entertaining than others, but overall a fun, quick short story collection! Perfect for Halloween time. My October classic of the month. Obviously the writing was stellar!......more

Quotes

“Each is a root from which a whole literature has developed…Where was the detective story until Poe breathed the breath of life into it?” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, praise for the author’s detective stories

“Poe constantly and inevitably produced magic where his greatest contemporaries produced only beauty.” George Bernard Shaw, praise for the author

“Certain of Poe’s tales possess an almost absolute perfection of artistic form which makes them veritable beacon lights in the province of the short story…Poe’s weird tales are alive in a manner that few others can ever hope to be.” H. P. Lovecraft, praise for the author

Awards

  • Voice Arts Award
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