His other brother William Henry Leonard Poe would also become a poet before his early death, and Poe’s sister Rosalie Poe would grow up to teach penmanship at a Richmond girls’ school. The real Poe was born to traveling actors in Boston on January 19, 1809. But much of what we know about Poe is wrong, the product of a biography written by one of his enemies in an attempt to defame the author’s name. He is seen as a morbid, mysterious figure lurking in the shadows of moonlit cemeteries or crumbling castles. Just as the bizarre characters in Poe’s stories have captured the public imagination so too has Poe himself. Poe’s reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry. He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre, but he made his living as America’s first great literary critic and theoretician. This versatile writer’s oeuvre includes short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundreds of essays and book reviews. His works have been in print since 1827 and include such literary classics as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher. The name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead. Links to free, full-length audio recordings of the major poems and short stories in this collection. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket-Poe's only complete novelĪlso included are special features for any Poe enthusiast, including:Ī list of films and television series, both directly and indirectly inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.Ī Reading Guide to fictional works that feature the historical Edgar Allan Poe as a character. Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle’s Text-to-Speech features.Īll of Poe's tales, poems, and essays are included-over 125 works. Links to free, full-length audio recordings of the poems and tales in this collection.Īn individual, active Table of Contents for each section accessible from the Kindle “go to” feature. The complete text of all of the tales and poems written by Edgar Allan Poe (over 125 works), each elegantly formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your Kindle reader. Included in Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Tales and Poems are: Collected here is the ultimate Kindle edition of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe-all of his tales and poems in one convenient, easy-to-use volume at a fantastic price.
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