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The Gold-Bug and Other Tales

The Gold-Bug and Other Tales book

The Gold-Bug and Other Tales

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Recognized today as the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) revealed his genius in tales of death, terror, evil, and perversity. Highly skilled in achieving a calculated psychological effect, Poe created chilling fictional nightmares permeated by mysterious forces, grotesque creatures, and improbable hallucinations. Poe's immense powers as a storyteller are at their peak in this anthology containing nine of his best-known short stories. Among them are "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a gripping 19th-century detective story that provided a model for future mystery writers; "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death," pervaded with eerie thoughts, impulses, and fears; "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado," masterpieces of wickedness and crime; "The Pit and the Pendulum," with its agonizing specter of imminent and horrifying death; and "The Gold-Bug," a fascinating detective story that combines romance and adventure in an absorbing tale of buried treasure.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
1991-06-01
Publication Date:
1991-06-01
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0486268756
ISBN13:
9780486268750
Weight:
109 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
212 cm
Thickness:
9 cm

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