The Fall of the House of Usher
Subtitle: and Other Tales
By: Edgar Allan Poe ; with a new introduction by Stephen Marlowe.
Contributors: Marlowe, Stephen.
Edition: First Signet Classic Printing (Marlowe Introduction) (5)
Publisher: Signet
Published: 1998-04
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780451526755
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American; Horror tales, American; Horror stories
Description: FOURTEEN TALES OF MYSTERY. TERROR. IMAGINATION. AND SUSPENSE

The celebrated master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe brought his nightmare visions to vivid dramatic life in his classic stories. Now this Signet Classic edition gathers together fourteen of his darkest and richest tales. including "The Pit and the Pendulum," an unforgettable reimagining of Inquisition tortures: Tell-Tale Heart." which delves into the complex nature ofa murderer's madness; and "The Fall of the House of Usher," his tour de force about a familv doomed by an ancient curse.

Poe, ever fascinated by the mysterious, pioneered the detective story, creating in "TheVurloined Letter" and "The Murders in the Rtiet.Morgue a rational investigator with a poetic soul. Also featured here is Poe's only full- length novel, Sanative on. Goldon Pym. An author who' holds an important place America's literary past, Edgar Allan Poe continues to influence and inspire others with the lush, vibrant style that is uniquely his—and that powerfully expresses the agitation of the human spirit.

With a New Introduction by Stephen Marlowe
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Notes: USA/CAN
Table of contents: title: Introduction by Stephen Marlowe vii; title: The Balloon-Hoax 1; title: Ms. Found in a Bottle 15; title: A Descent into the Maelström 26; title: The Murders in the Rue Morgue 44; title: The Purloined Letter 80; title: The Black Cat 99; title: The Fall of the House of Usher 109; title: The Pit and the Pendulum 129; title: The Masque of the Red Death 145; title: The Cask of Amontillado 152; title: The Assignation 159; title: The Tell-Tale Heart 172; title: Diddling 178; title: The Man That Was Used Up 189; title: Narrative of A. Gordon Pym 200; title: Bibliography 382