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    The Best of Edgar Allan Poe
    The Best of Edgar Allan Poe
    The Best of Edgar Allan Poe
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    The Best of Edgar Allan Poe

    Written by Edgar Allan Poe

    Narrated by Todd McLaren

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    The name Edgar Allan Poe conjures up thoughts of hearts beating long after their owners are dead, of disease and plague amid wealth, and of love that extends beyond the grave. The richness of Poe's writing, however, includes much more than horror, loss, and death.

    Poe's stories teem with irony and black humor, in addition to plot twists and surprise endings. Living by their own rules and charged with passion, Poe's characters are instantly recognizable-even though we may be appalled by their actions, we understand their motivations.

    This collection contains eleven of Poe's best stories. They are "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Premature Burial," "Ligeia," "The Black Cat," "The Oval Portrait," "Berenice," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," and "The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 20, 2010
    ISBN9781452670751
    The Best of Edgar Allan Poe
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    Edgar Allan Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery during his lifetime and is now widely held to be a central figure of Romanticism and gothic horror in American literature. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, was expelled from West Point for gambling, and later became a well-regarded literary critic and editor. The Raven, published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain mysterious circumstances and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland.

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    • 4/5
      Contents of “The Best of Edgar Allan Poe” audiobook edition, narrated by Edward Blake (Listening Library, Random House Audio):The Tell-Tale HeartThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Masque of the Red DeathThe RavenAnnabel LeeThe Facts in the Case of M. ValdemarTo -- -- --. Ulalume: A BalladThe Black CatThe BellsThe Pit and the Pendulum (with a very brief introduction!)The Fall of the House of UsherThe Purloined LetterThe Golden BugI had forgotten how much I like Poe's poetry - I'm glad that this collection included some, especially my favorite "The Bells". I had read all these stories before with the single exception of "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar"; all but the final two were perfect spooky stories for Halloween reading. This is not to imply that I didn't like the last 2 - I did - but "The Purloined Letter" is a detective story and "The Golden Bug", which starts out spooky enough, is actually more of a detective story as well.Blake did a decent narration but was slightly too slow in his pace for my tastes.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed re-reading these stories and poems that I had not read for many, many years. His language and vocabulary are beautiful, some have wonderful mysteries, and some of the stories are pretty gruesome! I certainly see his influence on a lot of writers that came after him!
    • 5/5
      AH. Edgar Allen Poe, you creep me out. In a good way, that is. Your atmospheric prose is poetic and perfect, and you share your strange view of the world effortlessly with your readers. I read several of your stories and poems in high school, and am now rediscovering your genius. You didn't have a "diseased intellect," as your early critics claimed. You just had an eye for the darker side of things, and developed it so others could see that side too. You do it well. Fascinating how you return to the themes of madness and murder, how the murderers who narrate their stories are so confident in their skill in hiding the body but in the end, it's their conscience that betrays them. The premeditated murders are chilling; the tortures of the Inquisition, horrifying; the rhythms of your poems, haunting. Some of your mysteries are more puzzles than anything else; I love the one about the stolen document hidden in plain sight, and the astonishing pirates' treasure concealed along the Carolina coast. They say you helped pioneer the modern detective story; for that alone, we owe you.This five-disc audiobook is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to your literary output, I know. I felt rather cheated that it was so short. Edward Blake does a good job reading the stories and poems, and you'd probably enjoy his performance. I look forward to reading more of the work you dared the ire of the critics to write.