Publisher's Synopsis
"Suddenly there came a tapping." The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe, a collection comprising his famous poem and 25 of his remarkable short stories, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition featuring a foiled cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it an ideal gift for literature lovers, fans of gothic horror and allegorical literature, and book collectors. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any well-appointed or dark academia library, or an attention-grabbing add for your holiday reading list or Christmas wish list.
Harper Muse Classics: The Gothic Chronicles Collection presents The Raven and Other Selected Works:
- Opens with Poe's most famous poem, "The Raven," which made the author a literary celebrity nearly overnight
- Includes 25 of Poe's thrilling short stories, which have been frightening and intriguing readers for more than 150 years
- Features Poe's best-loved stories including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Purloined Letter," and twenty more macabre tales of terror, revenge, and mystery
- Explores such themes as humanity's morbid fascination with death, the insatiable need for retaliation, the volatile power of memory and recollection, and the far-reaching trauma of solitude
- Is ideal for Edgar Allan Poe fans, lovers of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love his poetry, his stories, and the cinematic adaptations they have inspired
Whether you're buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable edition features:
- Beautiful foil-accented hardcover
- Distinctive decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughout
- Part of a 4-volume horror collection including Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dante's Inferno, and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Do people haunt us from beyond the grave? Are there sinister supernatural forces intent on antagonizing us? When does our solitude shift into insanity? Edgar Allan Poe addresses these and countless other questions in his time-honored literary artistry, presented here as a curated collection featuring his most famous poem "The Raven" and 25 frightful tales of terror. His renowned poem is unparalleled in its supernatural imagery and hypnotic musicality while each story is a masterpiece of vivid observation, chilling readers to the bone with thrilling nightmarish detail and unsettling twists and turns.
The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe is part of a four-volume collection that includes Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dante's Inferno, and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.
