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The Fall of the House of Usher - The Original Classic Edition

The Fall of the House of Usher is a dark, morbid, and absolutely creepy short story. Its a tale about a visit to the decaying House of Usher, a house haunted by the Ushers past evil. In the end, their evil past ultimately becomes to great for the house to hold. The story emphasizes the gloomy, foreboding, atmosphere with great detail that never becomes too tiresome. The suspense is excellent. At the climax the reader is given hints at what is to happen, but still the reader is forced to hold his or her breath until it finally falls through. As in most short stories, the actual climax and resolution seemed to be too shortly written. Thus leaving the reader wishing for more detail and depth, but really thats the only criticism…this story has all the gloomy suspense and horror associated with Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works - The Original Classic Edition

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I love the imagery Poe conjurs. I love the dark psychological revelations experienced by the characters. Dark, intelligent, and at times underrated. Poe is probably one of the best poets/writers from his time. Died way too soon. His body of work is a must have for anyone interested in classic and intelligent literature. His writings depicted very real characters and subjects, at times dark but always cleverly written. Some of classic literature from this time seemed a bit dry and unwelcoming, Poes work in contrast tends to dare you to take the first step into unfamiliar territory, knowing that the journey will both enrich and challenge the reader. For anyone either new to Poes work or simply looking for something new and challenging to read, Id recommend this. All of Edgar Allan Poes works collected into one volume. This book has a lot of stuff in it, and I still havent quite finished it. I guess what sets this book apart from all the other collections of Poe, is the book itself. Its not annotated, but I couldnt find any collections of Poe that were; however, it does come with a great introduction. And after that, pure Poe. The book is very sturdy, and considering its price, a great bargain. I personally cant stand the see-saw cut pages that a lot collections like this get, but this book lacks those, and that makes me happy. I also wont waste your time trying to convince how great Poe was, since the fact that youre browsing here means you already know, or at least have a clue. While any collected Poe book would probably suit you just fine, since there is very little to distinguish them from each other, I would recommend this one, simply because when was browsing through the various collections, this one appears to be the best bang for your buck.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (vol 2) - The Original Classic Edition

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This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. Contents: The Purloined Letter, The Thousand-And-Second Tale Of Scheherazade, A Descent Into The Maelström, Von Kempelen And His Discovery, Mesmeric Revelation, The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar, The Black Cat, The Fall Of The House Of Usher, Silence?A Fable, The Masque Of The Red Death, The Cask Of Amontillado, The Imp Of The Perverse, The Island Of The Fay, The Assignation, The Pit And The Pendulum, The Premature Burial, The Domain Of Arnheim, Landor?s Cottage, William Wilson, The Tell-Tale Heart, Berenice, Eleonora This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: 
It is, said Dupin; and, upon inquiring, of the boy by what means he effected the thorough identification in which his success consisted, I received answer as follows: When I wish to find out how wise, or how stupid, or how good, or how wicked is any one, or what are his thoughts at the moment, I fashion the expression of my face, as accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts or sentiments arise in my mind or heart, as if to match or correspond with the expression.
…And do you not see also, that such recherchés nooks for concealment are adapted only for ordinary occasions, and would be adopted only by ordinary intellects; for, in all cases of concealment, a disposal of the article concealed?a disposal of it in this recherché manner,?is, in the very first instance, presumable and presumed; and thus its discovery depends, not at all upon the acumen, but altogether upon the mere care, patience, and determination of the seekers; and where the case is of importance?or, what amounts to the same thing in the policial eyes, when the reward is of magnitude,?the qualities in question have never been known to fail.
…But the more I reflected upon the daring, dashing, and discriminating ingenuity of D?; upon the fact that the document must always have been at hand, if he intended to use it to good purpose; and upon the decisive evidence, obtained by the Prefect, that it was not hidden within the limits of that dignitarys ordinary search?the more satisfied I became that, to conceal this letter, the Minister had resorted to the comprehensive and sagacious expedient of not attempting to conceal it at all.

…HAVING had occasion, lately, in the course of some Oriental investigations, to consult the Tellmenow Isitsoornot, a work which (like the Zohar of Simeon Jochaides) is scarcely known at all, even in Europe; and which has never been quoted, to my knowledge, by any American?if we except, perhaps, the author of the Curiosities of American Literature;?having had occasion, I say, to turn over some pages of the first?mentioned very remarkable work, I was not a little astonished to discover that the literary world has hitherto been strangely in error respecting the fate of the viziers daughter, Scheherazade, as that fate is depicted in the Arabian Nights; and that the denouement there given, if not altogether inaccurate, as far as it goes, is at least to blame in not having gone very much farther.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (vol 1) - The Original Classic Edition

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Volume One of a new five-volume edition of Poes works, based on the Raven edition of 1903. It includes three articles about Edgar Allan Poe and the tales The Unparalleled Adventures of one Hans Pfaal, The Gold-Bug, Four Beasts in One – the Homo-Cameleopard, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt, The Balloon-Hoax, Ms. Found in a Bottle and The Oval Portrait. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: …Found in a Bottle, A Descent Into a Maelstrom and The Balloon Hoax; such tales of conscience as William Wilson, The Black Cat and The Tell-tale Heart, wherein the retributions of remorse are portrayed with an awful fidelity; such tales of natural beauty as The Island of the Fay and The Domain of Arnheim; such marvellous studies in ratiocination as the Gold-bug, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Purloined Letter and The Mystery of Marie Roget, the latter, a recital of fact, demonstrating the authors wonderful capability of correctly analyzing the mysteries of the human mind; such tales of illusion and banter as The Premature Burial and The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether; such bits of extravaganza as The Devil in the Belfry and The Angel of the Odd; such tales of adventure as The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym; such papers of keen criticism and review as won for Poe the enthusiastic admiration of Charles Dickens, although they made him many enemies among the over-puffed minor American writers so mercilessly exposed by him; such poems of beauty and melody as The Bells, The Haunted Palace, Tamerlane, The City in the Sea and The Raven.
…Suddenly starting from a proposition, exactly and sharply defined, in terms of utmost simplicity and clearness, he rejected the forms of customary logic, and by a crystalline process of accretion, built up his ocular demonstrations in forms of gloomiest and ghastliest grandeur, or in those of the most airy and delicious beauty, so minutely and distinctly, yet so rapidly, that the attention which was yielded to him was chained till it stood among his wonderful creations, till he himself dissolved the spell, and brought his hearers back to common and base existence, by vulgar fancies or exhibitions of the ignoblest passion.

…He walked-the streets, in madness or melancholy, with lips moving in indistinct curses, or with eyes upturned in passionate prayer (never for himself, for he felt, or professed to feel, that he was already damned, but) for their happiness who at the moment were objects of his idolatry; or with his glances introverted to a heart gnawed with anguish, and with a face shrouded in gloom, he would brave the wildest storms, and all night, with drenched garments and arms beating the winds and rains, would speak as if the spirits that at such times only could be evoked by him from the Aidenn, close by whose portals his disturbed soul sought to forget the ills to which his constitution subjected him?-close by the Aidenn where were those he loved-the Aidenn which he might never see, but in fitful glimpses, as its gates opened to receive the less fiery and more happy natures whose destiny to sin did not involve the doom of death.