Rating: Summary: This book is the best horror and sci-fi book of all time. Review: Edgar A.Poe's book"Works of Edgar Allan Poe" is a classic book of sci-fi and detective stories as well as the works he's most famous for. Anyone can get into it, even if they are 14 like me. The plots are unique and mind boggling, each story involving the complexity of the human mind.
Rating: Summary: Go for the complete works Review: Edgar Allan Poe is one of America's greatest writers. He is an absolute master of the short story and the poem. A collection of Poe's writings is a welcome addition to any bookshelf. I would not, however, chose this particular collection.Because all of his works fit handsomely in a single volume, there is no real need to purchase a "selected works" version like this one. There are other "value priced" editions that have everything and you will be better off with one of them. Look for the term "complete works." Poe's writings do not disappoint, but this presentation of his writings does.
Rating: Summary: Go for the complete works Review: Edgar Allan Poe is one of America's greatest writers. He is an absolute master of the short story and the poem. A collection of Poe's writings is a welcome addition to any bookshelf. I would not, however, chose this particular collection. Because all of his works fit handsomely in a single volume, there is no real need to purchase a "selected works" version like this one. There are other "value priced" editions that have everything and you will be better off with one of them. Look for the term "complete works." Poe's writings do not disappoint, but this presentation of his writings does.
Rating: Summary: The Father of the Horror Genre! Review: Edgar Allan Poe is truely the father of Horror stories. My favourite creepy story is 'The Tell-Tale Heart' a short read that should be read late at night to get the atmosphere of a true Edgar Allan Poe work of art. I also enjoyed 'The Masque of Red Death' - a little known short story as well as 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'. Poe's greatest known work - 'The Raven' is also included, and that is by far the best thing Poe has written. There are not only short stories and poetry. Poe did give script writing a go, and the play 'The Power of Words' is an interesting read, and shows a discussion with a tutor and a pupil over various topics. This script is meant to be read and nor performed, however. Edgar Allan Poe's best work is defienetly in this volume, and I recomened it for lovers of reading and not just poetry, and vice versa.
Rating: Summary: The Only 19th Century Author to Name an NFL Team Review: Edgar Allan Poe of Baltimore wrote the memorable poem, "The Raven", and that poem inspired the name of Baltimore's current NFL team. But naming football teams is not all he was good at. Poe wrote science fiction, horror, mystery, and detective stories. He is credited by some with the invention of the modern detective story. It is certain that Dupin, the hero of "Murders in the Rue Morgue", served as a model for Sherlock Holmes, who in turn inspired Hercule Poirot. One of Poe's short stories, "The Murder of Marie Roget", might even be classified as true crime. Although placed in Paris, it was based upon the true-life unsolved murder in New York of Mary Rogers. Poe never went to the scene of the crime, and everything he knew about the murder he got from the newspaper. Nevertheless he wrote a story in which he solved the murder and identified the murderer. His speculation was later confirmed in all major details by two confessions. I read Poe's works as a pre-teen child, and some of the stories frightened me so badly that I can remember the details to this day. "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Premature Burial", "The Black Cat", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell Tale Heart". All these stories and more will keep you on the edge of your seat. Poe's longest work, "The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym", proved somewhat tedious, and his poetry isn't the best, but the short stories are great.
Rating: Summary: The Only 19th Century Author to Name an NFL Team Review: Edgar Allan Poe of Baltimore wrote the memorable poem, "The Raven", and that poem inspired the name of Baltimore's current NFL team. But naming football teams is not all he was good at. Poe wrote science fiction, horror, mystery, and detective stories. He is credited by some with the invention of the modern detective story. It is certain that Dupin, the hero of "Murders in the Rue Morgue", served as a model for Sherlock Holmes, who in turn inspired Hercule Poirot. One of Poe's short stories, "The Murder of Marie Roget", might even be classified as true crime. Although placed in Paris, it was based upon the true-life unsolved murder in New York of Mary Rogers. Poe never went to the scene of the crime, and everything he knew about the murder he got from the newspaper. Nevertheless he wrote a story in which he solved the murder and identified the murderer. His speculation was later confirmed in all major details by two confessions. I read Poe's works as a pre-teen child, and some of the stories frightened me so badly that I can remember the details to this day. "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Premature Burial", "The Black Cat", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell Tale Heart". All these stories and more will keep you on the edge of your seat. Poe's longest work, "The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym", proved somewhat tedious, and his poetry isn't the best, but the short stories are great.
Rating: Summary: "The Cast Of Amontillado" Review: Edgar Allen Poe's, "The Cast Of Amontillado," is a witty and daring tale between two enemies. It humorously portrays the foil of Fortunato, as he is led through the catacombs. Poe's humor is dark, sarcastic and very ironic, which quickly becomes a signpost of the tale. Poe sets himself apart from other authors in his works, based on how he depicts and encounters death. It accentuates the notion that at times, your worst enemy will appear as your best friend. Pride is the downfall of every man and the same can be said for fortunato. "Nemo me impune lacessit."
Rating: Summary: "The Cast Of Amontillado" Review: Edgar Allen Poe's, "The Cast Of Amontillado," is a witty and daring tale between two enemies. It humorously portrays the foil of Fortunato, as he is led through the catacombs. Poe's humor is dark, sarcastic and very ironic, which quickly becomes a signpost of the tale. Poe sets himself apart from other authors in his works, based on how he depicts and encounters death. It accentuates the notion that at times, your worst enemy will appear as your best friend. Pride is the downfall of every man and the same can be said for fortunato. "Nemo me impune lacessit."
Rating: Summary: Poe's work is Great, Great, Great! Review: Here is a collection of almost all of Poe's work. Noteable among what was left out is Poe's "prose poem" (Poe wished it to be known as a poem, but I think of it as an essay on the universe), entitled, "Eureka!" Poe's great poems are here: "The Raven," "The Bells," and "Annabel Lee," are just 3 of his masterpiece poems. And his fiction is here, too: "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Black Cat" are just 3 of his masterpiece stories. Also included is Poe's half-serious, half-tongue-in-cheek essay on how he supposedly wrote "The Raven," entitled, "The Philosophy of Composition." Poe was a poet of genius, a fiction writer of genius, an unfairly scathing (but often accurate) literary critic, and a great essayist (see "Eureka"). He was also the originator of what became the modern detective story. I highly recommend this collection of Poe's works to everybody.
Rating: Summary: Poe's work is Great, Great, Great! Review: Here is a collection of almost all of Poe's work. Noteable among what was left out is Poe's "prose poem" (Poe wished it to be known as a poem, but I think of it as an essay on the universe), entitled, "Eureka!" Poe's great poems are here: "The Raven," "The Bells," and "Annabel Lee," are just 3 of his masterpiece poems. And his fiction is here, too: "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Black Cat" are just 3 of his masterpiece stories. Also included is Poe's half-serious, half-tongue-in-cheek essay on how he supposedly wrote "The Raven," entitled, "The Philosophy of Composition." Poe was a poet of genius, a fiction writer of genius, an unfairly scathing (but often accurate) literary critic, and a great essayist (see "Eureka"). He was also the originator of what became the modern detective story. I highly recommend this collection of Poe's works to everybody.
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