num_pages: 416
description: Few have crafted stories as haunting as those by Edgar Allan Poe. Collected here to commemorate the 200th anniversary of foe's birth are sixteen of his best tales accompanied by twenty essays from beloved authors including T. Jefferson Parker Lawrence Block. Sara Paretsky and Joseph Wambaugh among others on how Poe has changed their life and work.Michael Connelly recounts the inspiration he drew from Poe's poetry while researching one of his books. Stephen King reflects on Poe's insight into humanity's dark side in The Genius of 'The Tell-Tale Heart.' Jan Burke recalls her childhood terror during late-night reading sessions. Tess Gerritsen Nelson DeMille and others remember the classic B-movie adaptations of Poe's tales. And in The Thief Laurie R. King complains about how Poe stole all the good ideas ... or maybe he just thought of them first.Powerful and timeless In the Shadow of the Master is a celebration of one of the greatest literary minds of all time.--back cover
language: English
title: In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
publisher: William Morrow