![]() ![]() The name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead. ![]() PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS SELECTED WRITINGS This edition includes a new chronology and suggestions for further reading. These works display Poe's startling ability to build suspense with almost nightmarish intensity.ĭavid Galloway's introduction re-examines the myths surrounding Poe's life and reputation. In 'Tell-Tale Heart', a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as 'The Pit and the Pendulum' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate. 'The Fall of the House of Usher' describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates his intense interest in aesthetic issues, and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. 'And much of Madness and more of Sin And Horror the Soul of the Plot' ![]()
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