Tales and Poems

Resumen del libro

This mesmerising, macabre collection contains Edgar Allan Poe's best-known poetry, including 'The Raven', 'Annabel Lee' and 'Lenore', and a selection of his very best stories, along with his finest tales from the last decade of his tragically short life. Many of these stories and poems explore the familiar Poe themes of murder, obsession and love, but this volume also contains many overlooked tales of the fantastic, black comedies, parodies and hoaxes, such as 'The Unparalleled Adventure of Hans Pfaall', 'Mesmeric Revolution', 'Hop-Frog', and 'The Imp of the Perverse'. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by David Pinching. Designed to appeal to the booklover, Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound hardback gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Biografía del autor

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) fue uno de los grandes genios de la literatura universal. Sus cuentos, a menudo teñidos de un terror psicológico sin igual, exploraron obsesiones, miedos y lo sobrenatural con un estilo lírico y preciso que marcó a generaciones. Pionero del género detectivesco con su inolvidable Auguste Dupin, Poe también dejó huella como poeta, autor de versos tan célebres como El cuervo, que aún resuena en la cultura popular. Su vida, breve y turbulenta, alimentó la leyenda de un escritor maldito y romántico, pero su obra trasciende cualquier anécdota personal: es un viaje fascinante a los abismos del alma y una invitación perpetua a cruzar las fronteras de la realidad.