

Tales of Terror
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrator: various readers
Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/01/2006
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrator: various readers
Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/01/2006
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
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."
Can't... Too boring. Maybe will try again later.......more
Finally finished this slim volume of 91 pages filled with 5 scary stories told scary smart style by Poe and his often autobiographical main characters. Ratiocination is something Poe came up with for (fictional) detectives, advanced common sense that leads to contemporary art fare like the CSI cop i......more
3.5 stars. I had a hard time getting into a couple of the stories (I’d forgotten how descriptive/longwinded Poe can sometimes seem after not reading him for a while), but I loved the ideas behind them and look forward to reading/rereading in the future.......more
MS. Found in a Bottle - 1.5/5 William Wilson - 3/5 The Mystery of Marie Roget - 3.5/5 The Oblong Box - 3/5 The Purloined Letter - 3/5 Mid across the board I'm afraid.......more