The Gold Bug

Name: The Gold Bug
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781467669108

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 1 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Red Door Consulting

Published: 06/06/2013

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Poe's gripping tale of a treasure hunt. When the reclusive adventurer and naturalist LeGrande finds an unusual beetle, he believes he has discovered a rare new species. But he little suspects that the discovery will set him on the trail of pirates, buried treasure and the restoration of his family fortunes.

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 Steven

La prosa de Edgar Allan Poe es adictiva. Muy buen relato. Erróneamente clasificado en Goodreads en el género de horror, El escarabajo de oro nos cuenta la aventura de William Legrand y su intento por encontrar el tesoro enterrado por el pirata Kidd. Sí, la temática puede parecer un cliché, pero este......more

Goodreads review by Peter

One of the best treasure hunting stories ever written! Legrand discovers a mysterious gold bug that resembles the form of a human skull. But what has the bug to do with the strange parchment and what's written in invisible ink upon it? Poe finds some strange numbers written and gives a brilliant des......more

Goodreads review by Francesc

Buen relato de Poe. No es tan opresivo como otros, pero la trama es bastante compleja. A good story of Poe. It's not as oppressive as others, but the plot is quite complex.......more

Goodreads review by Bren fall in love with the sea.

This was so different than anything I have ever read by Poe. A treasure hunt such as one has never experienced. Sensational! It's Poe though so should one really expect anything else? Anyway, I had no idea this book even existed. I was made aware of it by another Poe fan who remarked that it was her f......more