Description
Volume five of The Complete Edgar Allan Poe collection contains 12 of Poe’s most powerful and macabre short stories including The Black Cat and The Premature Burial.
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 5 features twelve illustrated ghoulish tales from the original American master of horror and intrigue. Some of the short stories contained; The Mystery of Marie Rogêt – The Pit and the Pendulum – The Tell-Tale Heart – The Black Cat – The Premature Burial – and more. Volume 5 includes.
- Enlarged 7″ x 10″ pages
- Softcover and hardcover options
- Digitally restored page layouts
- Fordham Edition contemporary formatting
- Classic weathered type font
- Restored illustrations
- Bold retro-styled cover design
- 12 of Poe’s iconic short stories
Shut the curtains, dim the gas lights, crank the Edison Cylinder player, and prepare for an evening of unforgettable intrigue with Edgar Allan Poe.
Based on the rare 1000-print run “Fordham Edition”, Volume Five contains twelve mind-bending tales from the original American master of mystery, horror, and the macabre. Poe’s chilling dark short stories and tales of mystery influenced countless writers such as H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and more and continue to captivate young and old readers alike well into the future.
This Illustrated Restored Special Edition includes the Fordham Edition’s unique early 20th-century graphic design, illustrations, and authoritative contemporary type font. Modern readers can easily lose themselves in Poe’s vivid imagination with these classic, timeless tales of doom, gloom, and misfortune.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
Chapter 2 – The Pit and the Pendulum
Chapter 3 – The Tell-Tale Heart
Chapter 4 – The Gold-Bug
Chapter 5 – The Black Cat
Chapter 6 – The Spectacles
Chapter 7 – Diddling
Chapter 8 – A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
Chapter 9 – The Balloon-Hoax
Chapter 10 – Mesmeric Revelation
Chapter 11 – The Premature Burial
Chapter 12 – The Oblong Box
About the Author:
Born in Boston in 1809, American writer Edgar Allan Poe is widely known for his poetry, tales, and short stories of mystery and the unknown. He is regarded as one of the earliest writers to embrace the emerging genre of science fiction. His works, such as The Raven, continue to resonate in popular today. He died at the age of 40 in 1849.
About the Publisher:
The CGR Publishing Restoration Workshop uses a vast array of computers and digital scanners to restore, preserve, and enhance the classic works of writers and artists from the 19th century. Each new release includes display-quality covers, enlarged covers, and retro fonts. Select books include Dante’s Inferno Retro Hell-Bound Edition, Gustave Doré’s London: A Pilgrimage, The Complete Book of Birds, A Life of George Westinghouse, The Clock Book: A Detailed Illustrated Collection of Classic Clocks, The Aeroplane Speaks, and much more.
