Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Enriched Classic Series) »

Edgar Allan Poe was a poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic. He was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. Born Edgar Poe in Boston in 1809, he was raised in Virginia by foster parents named Allan who gave him his middle name. Poe died of unknown causes in Baltimore in 1849.

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A collection of the Gothic master's classic works in prose and verse.

This Enriched Classic Edition Includes:

• A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information
• A chronology of the author's life and work
• A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context
• An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations
• Detailed explanatory notes
• Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work
• Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
• A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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Introduction

Chronology of Edgar Allan Poe's Life and Work

Historical Context of the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

The Tell-Tale Heart

The Cask of Amontillado

The Black Cat

Ligeia

The Masque of the Red Death

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Purloined Letter

The Gold-Bug

Ms. Found in a Bottle

A Descent into the Maelström

The Pit and the Pendulum

William Wilson

The Raven

Lenore

To Helen

Ulalume

The Bells

Annabel Lee

To — — — —

The Valley of Unrest

The City in the Sea

The Sleeper

A Dream Within a Dream

Dream-Land

Dreams

Silence

Eldorado

Israfel

For Annie

Sonnet — To Science

A Dream

To — — — —

Romance

Spirits of the Dead

To Helen

Evening Star

Alone

Notes

Interpretive Notes

Critical Excerpts

Questions for Discussion

Suggestions for the Interested Reader