Synopses & Reviews
This gorgeous anthology features 29 of Edgar Allan Poe's tales of the fantastic and the macabre. It combines some of his most popular stories and#8212; including "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and#8212; with lesser-known gems. Illustrated with 8 full-color plates and 24 full-page drawings filled with brooding eroticism by Harry Clarke, a brilliant Edwardian-era artist too long overshadowed by his contemporary Aubrey Beardsley.
Synopsis
This gorgeous anthology features 29 of Poe's stories including "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" illustrated with 8 full-color plates and 24 full-page drawings filled with brooding eroticism by a brilliant Edwardian-era artist.
Table of Contents
Ms. Found in a BottleBereniceMorellaSome Passages in the Life of a Lion (Lionizing)The AssignationBon-BonKing PestMetzengersteinSilenceA Descent into the MaelstromLigeiaThe Fall of the House of UsherWilliam WilsonThe Conversation of Eiros and CharmionThe Man of the CrowdThe Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Mystery of Marie Rogand#232;tThe Colloquy of Monos and UnaThe Masque of the Red DeathThe Pit and the PendulumThe Tell-Tale HeartThe Gold BugThe Black CatThe SpectaclesThe Premature BurialThe Facts in the Case of M. ValdemarThe Oblong BoxThe Cask of AmontilladoLandor's Cottageand#160;