Publisher's Synopsis
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is undoubtedly one of the masters of the short story, a genre of which he pioneered. Famous for his horror and mystery stories, Poe knew how to give life and expression to the darkest and most turbulent regions of the human soul. Extraordinary Tales brings together a selection of his best stories and several of his wonderful poems. The illustrations have been created expressly for this edition. Volume 1 contains the black cat, the gold beetle, Eleornora and 12 more stories.
