Tales, Mysteries, and Contrivances
Few authors have left a legacy as enduring and influential as Poe’s. The first to make his living as a professional writer, he not only composed some of the most famous and haunting short stories of all time, but single-handedly invented the genre of detective fiction and was one of the earliest authors to explore the bounds of science fiction. In the span of his short life, he produced a groundbreaking body of work that has defined the genres of horror and mystery for the last two hundred years.
Acclaimed Harvard historian Jill Lepore guides us through the twists and turns of Poe’s life and works, and with incisive wit, brings her expertise to bear on a man famous for concocting riddles, mysteries... and outright lies. Together, we have assembled a collection of fourteen of Poe’s most iconic works, including his infamous tales, groundbreaking mysteries, and contemptuous contrivances.
The entire edition is dramatically illustrated with bone-chilling original artwork by Brooklyn tattooist John Reardon, whose signature style presents a vivid and haunting representation of Poe’s sinister worlds.
The edition contains:
10 Tales
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Metzengerstein
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MS. Found in a Bottle
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Berenice
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The Man That Was Used Up
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The Fall of the House of Usher
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The Man of the Crowd
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The Masque of the Red Death
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The Pit and the Pendulum
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The Tell-Tale Heart
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The Cask of Amontillado
2 Dupin Mysteries:
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
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The Purloined Letter
2 Contrivances:
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How to Write a Blackwood Article
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A Philosophy of Composition
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| Author | Edgar Allan Poe |
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| About The Author | Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic. Famous for his macabre tales, he was also the first American to make his living entirely from writing and the inventor of modern-day detective fiction. |
| Artist | John Reardon |
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