Description
Volume six of Complete Edgar Allan Poe collection contains 18 short stories from the master of the macabre including The Purloined Letter, Hop-Frog, and The Sphinx.
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 6 features eighteen illustrated tales from the original American master of horror and intrigue. Some of the short stories contained; Some Words with a Mummy – The Angel of the Odd – The Power of Words – The Imp of the Perverse – The Cask of Amontillado – Landor’s Cottage – and more. Volume 6 features:
- 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
- 18 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 Six contains eighteen 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 – “Thou Art the Man”
Chapter 2 – The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq. Late Editor of the “Goosetherumfoodle”
Chapter 3 – Some Words with a Mummy
Chapter 4 – The Purloined Letter
Chapter 5 – The Angel of the Odd
Chapter 6 – The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade
Chapter 7 – The Power of Words
Chapter 8 – The Imp of the Perverse
Chapter 9 – The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
Chapter 10 – The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Chapter 11 – The Cask of Amontillado
Chapter 12 – The Domain of Arnheim
Chapter 13 – Hop-Frog
Chapter 14 – Mellonta Tauta
Chapter 15 – Von Kempelen and His Discovery
Chapter 16 – Landor’s Cottage
Chapter 17 – X-ing a Paragrab
Chapter 18 – The Sphinx
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.
