The Gold-Bug and Other Tales (Dover Thrift Editions)
Color: Green
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction



Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.25 x 8.25 inches
Reading age: 11 years and up
ISBN-13: 978-0486268750
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486268756
Publisher: Dover Publications
Print length: 128 pages
Publication date: June 1, 1991
subtitle: Paperback – Unabridged, June 1, 1991
author: Visit Amazon's Edgar Allan Poe Page search results Edgar Allan Poe
review: Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover Recognized today as the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) revealed his genius in tales of death, terror, evil, and perversity. Highly skilled in achieving a calculated psychological effect, Poe created chilling fictional nightmares permeated by mysterious forces, grotesque creatures, and improbable hallucinations. Poe's immense powers as a storyteller are at their peak in this anthology containing nine of his best-known short stories. Among them are "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a gripping 19th-century detective story that provided a model for future mystery writers; "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death," pervaded with eerie thoughts, impulses, and fears; "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado," masterpieces of wickedness and crime; "The Pit and the Pendulum," with its agonizing specter of imminent and horrifying death; and "The Gold-Bug," a fascinating detective story that combines romance and adventure in an absorbing tale of buried treasure. About the Author The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of science fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) made his living as America's first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting works of horror and mystery that remain popular around the world.