It includes his famed masterpieces, such as The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Purloined Letter, featuring Poe's great detective, Dupin his insightful studies of madness The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart The Gold-Bug, his delightful exercise in code-breaking and important but lesser-known tales, such as Bon-Bon, The Assignation, and King Pest. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth, almost painful intensity, and unexpected-and surprisingly modern-flashes of dark humor and irony.&LBR&R&LBR&RThis anthology offers an exceptionally generous selection of Poe's short stories.

&LI&RBarnes & Noble Classics &L/I&Rpulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.&L/DIV&R&LP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&R &L/P&R&LP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&RCreator of the modern detective story, innovative architect of the horror genre, and a poet of extraordinary musicality, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of America's most popular and influential writers. New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateĪll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications some include illustrations of historical interest. Here are some of the remarkable features of &LI&RBarnes & Noble Classics&L/I&R: &L/DIV&R

&LDIV&R&LDIV&R&LDIV&R&LI&RThe Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe&L/I&R, by &LB&REdgar Allan Poe&L/B&R, is part of the &LI&RBarnes & Noble Classics&L/I&R&LI&R &L/I&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Clean, tight, square copy with only light used wear. A very nice book from private collection.

Essential tales and poems