Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This companion volume to the Tales of Mystery and Imagination contains Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known poetry, and a selection of his very best stories (many of which originate in his 1840s Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque), along with his finest tales from the last decade of his tragically short life. Many of these stories and poems tell of the familiar Poe themes of murder, obsession and love, but this volume also contains many overlooked tales of the fantastic, black comedies, parodies and hoaxes, such as ‘The Unparalleled Adventure of Hans Pfall’, ‘Mesmeric Revolution’, ‘Hop-Frog’, and ‘The Imp of the Perverse’. With an afterword by David Pinching. Included in this edition: The Tales Metzengerstein The Visionary or the Assignation Morella King Pest The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall Berenice Mystification How to Write a Blackwood Article A Predicament The Man that was Used Up William Wilson Eleonora The Island of the Fay The Balloon Hoax The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether Mesmeric Revelation A Tale of the Ragged Mountains The Spectacles The Imp of the Perverse The Sphinx The Domain of Arnheim or The Landscape Garden Von Kempelen and His Discovery X-ing a Paragrab Hop-Frog The Poems The Raven Lenore Hymn A Valentine The Coliseum To Helen To — Ulalume The Bells An Enigma Annabel Lee To My Mother The Haunted Palace The Conqueror Worm To Frances S. Osgood To One in Paradise The Valley of Unrest The City in the Sea The Sleeper Silence A Dream within a Dream Dream-Land To Zante Eulalie Eldorado Israfel For Annie To — Bridal Ballad To F—
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer known for his macabre and gothic tales that explored themes of death, madness, and the supernatural. His most notable works include "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Raven," and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Poe's writing style is characterized by its dark and eerie atmosphere, intricate plots, and use of symbolism and suspense.
Poe is considered a pioneer of the detective fiction genre with his creation of the fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin in stories like "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." He also made significant contributions to the development of the modern short story and poetry.
One of Poe's most famous works is the poem "The Raven," which tells the story of a man haunted by a mysterious raven that visits him in the night. The poem's haunting rhythm and repetition of the word "nevermore" have made it a classic of American literature.
Poe's impact on literature is profound, as his works continue to inspire and influence writers to this day. His exploration of the darker aspects of human nature and his mastery of the craft of storytelling have cemented his legacy as one of the greatest writers in American literary history.
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