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The Fall of the House of Usher and the Other Major Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe (Reader's Library Classics)
Edgar Allan Poe
Reader's Library Classics
2023
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I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.At the request of his good friend Roderick Usher, a visitor travels to the House of Usher where Roderick and his sister Madeline live. From the time the traveler first steps foot onto the Usher property, a mysterious and foreboding presence fills the air. Almost as if the house itself is alive.Born in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet best known for his tales of mystery and macabre. His short stories have long been entrenched in American pop culture, and he is regarded as one of the greatest inspirations to the modern horror and mystery genres. His fictional C. Auguste Dupin stories, all included in this collection, are widely considered the first modern detective story, and these stories would become a foundational influence to Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Poe's notable works include The Fall of the House of Usher (1839), The Tell-Tale Heart (1843), The Black Cat (1843), and The Raven (1845), among many others. He died in 1849.The following 13 tales and 13 poems are included: TalesThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Tell-Tale Heartthe Black CatThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Pit and the PendulumThe Masque of the Red DeathThe Oval PortraitThe premature burialA Descent into the Maelstr mLigeiaThe C. Auguste Dupin MysteriesThe Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Mystery of Marie Rog tThe Purloined LetterPoemsThe RavenAnnabel LeeAloneA Dream Within a DreamDream-LandEldoradoThe SleeperLenore The City in the SeaTo HelenThe BellsThe Valley of UnrestTo One in Paradise
Edgar the Lonely Electron
Rushmore Press LLC
2021
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Edgar the Lonely Electron is a children's book designed to introduce scientific ideas and names to children at an early age. Many of the parents reading this to their children will learn things as well, it is our hope that hearing the names and concepts at an early age will trigger larger and more complex thoughts at older ages. The electron is one of the smallest building blocks in the universe. The author thought it was a good place to start with this series of books.This is the first book in a series that will discuss different scientific concepts to young children.Our children are our futures, and the more complicated and technical the world becomes, the more we have to introduce this scientific information at an early age.
“Edgar’s largescale drawings reflect American life as it really is – he does not flinch!” — Kosmo Vinyl Forged in the crucible of family tragedy, Edgar Jerins’ monumental charcoal drawings are a towering achievement of contemporary American art. Arthur Miller commanded “Attention must be paid” and in these meticulously observed images, the artist does exactly that. His middle American subjects have been buffeted by a sea of troubles, sometimes of their own causing. Jerins brilliantly and movingly captures friends and family members at a moment when all denial has been stripped away. There is no irony here, no flippant art world in-jokes, no smug condescension and certainly no sentimentality. Jerins shows us the redemptive power of suffering, the quiet heroism of the American spirit, and our refusal to give up no matter the odds against us. The difficulties his subjects have with relationships, money, health, aging, substance abuse, violence, and death are part of the human condition that we Americans all know too well. With unflinching honesty and the kind of empathy only known by fellow travellers, Edgar Jerins brings a new realism to American art. His art is not just about life, it is life.
The Monster Men: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume II
Edgar Allan Poe
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Large Format for easy reading. Volume two of his complete works in five volumes from one of the leaders of the American Romantics, best known for his poems and his tales of the macabre.
Edgar Allan El Cuervo Y Abraham El Solitario
Emilio de Armas
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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El poema "Edgar Allan el Cuervo y Abraham el Solitario" est dedicado a mis dos personajes favoritos en la historia y la literatura de los Estados Unidos: Edgar Allan Poe y Abraham Lincoln, dos figuras tr gicas sobre las que gravit la muerte con las inquietantes se ales del Destino. No existe el menor testimonio de que alguna vez se hayan encontrado. Se ha dicho que Lincoln sab a qui n era Poe, pero no hay pruebas de lo opuesto. La fotograf a en que se basa el poema es lo que en ingl s se denomina "a fabrication" una composici n realizada, en este caso, a partir de un daguerrotipo de la poca en que ambos hombres vivieron, superponiendo sus rostros a los de los dos caballeros an nimos que acudieron originalmente a un estudio fotogr fico ( Boston, Nueva York, Filadelfia?), sin imaginar nunca para qu fabulaci n ser an utilizadas sus im genes. Pero a veces la fantas a abre inesperados caminos hacia la verdad, o al menos hacia la verdad de la Poes a. Me permito llamar la atenci n sobre un detalle: los dos hombres que se tomaron la fotograf a original, quienes quiera que hayan 7 sido, parecen haber tenido las estaturas respectivas de Lincoln y Poe: el alt simo le ador sobrepasa al poeta de talla mediana en una proporci n que sugiere la presencia real de ambos en el estudio donde tuvo lugar aquel momento gr fico. Y si hubiera sido verdad? Y si Edgar Allan el Cuervo y Abraham el Solitario se hubieran reunido en una taberna junto a los muelles, en un galp n, en una librer a, para terminar jur ndose mutua fidelidad "al poema y a la sangre, a la Palabra y a la Historia"? Este poema es mi manera de hacer que aquel encuentro haya ocurrido para siempre. E. de A. 12 de agosto de 2017
Sanders of the river . By: Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Edgar Allen Poe - An Adult Coloring Book
Peaceful Mind Adult Coloring Books
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Edgar, an extremely average, ordinary boy, is NOT happy that his mother has signed him up for summer camp. But he begrudgingly obeys his mother and gets on the bus, filled with anxiety. Having never been camping, he can only imagine having a terrible time. On the bus, he's forced to sit by a boy covered in hives-and this is just the beginning. When Edgar arrives at camp, his worst fears are realized. The camp counselors range from quite unfriendly to downright mean, adding to the stomachache that has been building since he packed his suitcase at home. Edgar feels all alone. But soon he discovers three extraordinary friends-and they just might be able to help him survive camp
Edgar, an extremely average, ordinary boy, is NOT happy that his mother has signed him up for summer camp. But he begrudgingly obeys his mother and gets on the bus, filled with anxiety. Having never been camping, he can only imagine having a terrible time. On the bus, he's forced to sit by a boy covered in hives-and this is just the beginning. When Edgar arrives at camp, his worst fears are realized. The camp counselors range from quite unfriendly to downright mean, adding to the stomachache that has been building since he packed his suitcase at home. Edgar feels all alone. But soon he discovers three extraordinary friends-and they just might be able to help him survive camp
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allen Poe Volume 8: Illustrated
Edgar Allen Poe
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works
Edgar Allan Poe
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Edgar Allan Poe's greatest literary success during his lifetime was the January 1845 publication of The Raven. Noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere, the poem tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The Raven is one of many haunting verse-narratives collected in Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume V
Edgar Allan Poe
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Edgar Allan Poe (/po/; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volumes I through V
Edgar Allan Poe
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Edgar Allan Poe (/po/; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today. The Mystery Writers of America present an annual award known as the Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.
Edgar Wallace, best novels Vol. II
Edgar Wallace
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 - 10 February 1932) was an English writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at 12. Joining the army at 21, he was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and The Daily Mail. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books such as The Four Just Men (1905). In this book: The Secret House The Man Who Knew Bones Bones in London The Book of All-Power
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838) by: Edgar Allan Poe. / the only complete NOVEL /
Edgar Allan Poe
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838) is the only complete novel written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym, including shipwreck, mutiny, and cannibalism, before he is saved by the crew of the Jane Guy. Aboard this vessel, Pym and a sailor named Dirk Peters continue their adventures farther south. Docking on land, they encounter hostile black-skinned natives before escaping back to the ocean. The novel ends abruptly as Pym and Peters continue toward the South Pole. The story starts out as a fairly conventional adventure at sea, but it becomes increasingly strange and hard to classify. Poe, who intended to present a realistic story, was inspired by several real-life accounts of sea voyages, and drew heavily from Jeremiah N. Reynolds and referenced the Hollow Earth theory. He also drew from his own experiences at sea. Analyses of the novel often focus on the potential autobiographical elements as well as hints of racism and the symbolism in the final lines of the work.