商品簡介
"The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of American Gothic fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1949) made his living as America's first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting worksof horror and mystery that remain popular around the world. This anthology presents Poe's finest works in a rich selection of poetry and prose that features his only complete novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. Short stories include "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Purloined Letter," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and more than a dozen others. In addition to a few selections of Poe's nonfiction writing, the compilation also offers "The Conqueror Worm," "Annabel Lee," "The Raven," and many other memorable poems"--
作者簡介
The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of science fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) made his living as America's first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting works of horror and mystery that remain popular around the world.