The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
Subtitle: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic
Edition: printing (3)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2005-01
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780743264686
Copyright date: 2004
Subjects: Examinations & assessment; Literary & Linguistic Reference Works; Word Lists; SAT & PSAT; Study Guides; Reference; Study Aids / General; Horror stories; Horror tales, American; Short stories
First sentence: True! Nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?
Description: Makes scoring higher so easy, it's SCARY!

Millions of readers have enjoyed the chilling tales of Edgar Allan Poe for their dark and gripping plots. But did you know that these stories are also packed with words you need to know for the SAT?

Learning words by reading them in context is the most effective way to expand your vocabulary, and this book can help you do just that! This edition of The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe includes:
705 SAT vocabulary words highlighted throughout the text
Definitions for each highlighted word on the facing page
A word-pronunciation guide

It's a pain-free way to build your vocabulary—and to score higher on the test!
Table of contents: title: The tell-tale heart --; title: Hop-frog --; title: The black cat --; title: Ligeia --; title: The assignation --; title: The oval portrait --; title: The fall of the house of Usher --; title: The murders in the Rue Morgue --; title: Ms. found in a bottle --; title: A descent into the maelström --; title: The pit and the pendulum --; title: The Sphinx --; title: William Wilson.