Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe
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Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Michael Ward

Abridged: 4 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/13/2023

Synopsis

Opening with the poem that made Poe a household name overnight, this collection of his short works includes the narrative poem "The Raven", the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher", and the first of Poe's "ratiocination" tales: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", featuring the first of the fictional detectives: C. Auguste Dupin. From there we encounter the horror classics: The Pit & the Pendulum, the Cask of Amontillado and the Masque of the Red Death, before finishing with another tale of C. Auguste Dupin: The Purloined Letter.

Narrated by Michael Ward.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hux on August 11, 2022

A collection of short stories, some wonderful, some slightly forgettable, but all written in utterly sublime prose. Personally speaking, I was mostly impressed with the stories that dealt with guilt rather than straight-up horror. That being said 'The Black Cat' stood out as the most macabre and hau......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 21, 2024

I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher (Canterbury Classics) for promotional purposes.  Prior to reading this book, I hadn’t read much of Edgar Allan Poe’s work. I had read a few of his poems and The Tell-Tale Heart, but I was very eager to read more of his work. This book feature......more

Goodreads review by Dev on May 05, 2022

In terms of horror/occult stuff, this collection has some truly excellent short stories. To name just a few, "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Imp of the Perverse" were all so, so good. Each of these stories has a slow-burn quality that giv......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on August 02, 2018

Overall impression: The X-Files, 1840s-style. ;-) Also, 1840s fake news, detective fiction, cryptography... Poe was definitely writing at the cutting edge of a wide range of topics. Fun read, but a bit frustrating because this edition didn't offer translations of any of the French or Latin sprinkled......more

Goodreads review by Ely on October 07, 2019

I was a little disappointed by this—I'd expected to love these stories. I think that I'm much more interested by Poe's poetry so I'm going to be sticking to that.......more

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