A Tale of the Ragged Mountains

Name: A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781593165390

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio

Published: 01/15/2025

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

"A Tale of the Ragged Mountains," published in 1844, is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe partially based on his experiences while a student at the University of Virginia. Set near Charlottesville, it is the only one of Poe's stories to take place in Virginia. It was first published in 1844. "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains" highlights scientific theories of Poe's day, engages with British imperial history and forecasts contemporary interest in psychoactive drugs, the transmigration of the soul and the dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship.

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 Francesc

Inquietante relato. Poe mezcla el mundo del alma, extracorpóreo, con el de la realidad. Disturbing story. Poe mixes the world of the soul, extracorporeal, with that of the reality.......more

Goodreads review by Quirkyreader

This one reminded me of many of Kipling’s horror stories set in India.......more

Goodreads review by فايز

- هل هذه الفصة عن حلم يترآى لمن يصاب بمرض عصبي؟! ام هي احدى آثار التنويم المغنطيسي! ام هي هلوسات تحت تأثير الأفيون!! او هي حلم يقظة او تقارب عقول (نسخ احداث من عقل الى عقل) او تقارب ارواح؟! ربما لا شيئ منها وربما هي مجتمعة!! حتى ادغار في آخر الرواية تركنا في تناقض الإسم بين بيدلو ومقلوب الإسم "ولديب......more

Goodreads review by Aishu

It's a very mysterious and original story. Even though everything in this story is supernatural it's believable and real being told from the narrator. Poe may be describing the nature quality of 'Ragged Mountains" to the "Blue Ridge' mountains of Virginia. The ending was a little confusing to me and......more