Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings is a collection of works by Edgar Allan Poe.

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, …

Mordene i Rue Morgue er regnet som verdens første kriminalhistorie. Hovedpersonene i denne fortellingen er den arrogante og selvgode filosofen C. Auguste Dupin og hans navnløse følgesvenn som er fortelleren av denne historien. Den er i dag er betraktet som verdens forste kriminalhistorie, selv om den kom et år etter …

Written more than a century ago, The Raven remains a classic of American literature. This collection of Poe's hauntingly memorable verse includes Annabel Lee, The Bells, Eldorado, and other favorite poems that reflect the macabre imagination and strange genius of the man whose work continues to reach into our souls …

Presents "The Tell-tale Heart," "The Masque of Red Death," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," and "Lenore"

"The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story is set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year, and is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of …