The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 2
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Who can go wrong with Edgar Allan Poe?  I love his stories.  I downloaded this awhile back for free and haven't read it yet, but have no doubts that I am going to like it.
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No complaints. I love Edgar Allan Poe and this was free. What's not to love?
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Fidelma short stories.  I enjoyed this volume more than the first collection. It may be that each had a purpose as we learn in the foreword - one to delve into astrology, one to meet law student Fidelma.  Quick little stories same Fidelma insights.
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Here is a group of contemporary stories inspired by the writing of Edgar Allan Poe. They could be thought of as modern retellings of some of his most famous tales. Poe was a pioneer in several different literary genres, including detective stories, science fiction and, of course, horror.

The stories are mostly short (only a few pages each), and they are very easy to read. They are spooky/macabre stories, as opposed to actual horror stories. As with any Poe story, these stories will keep the reader awake, so don't read this book in bed.

Horror fans will love this anthology, and Poe fans will especially love it. All of these tales are really good.
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Scott Peeples has created a great overview for Edgar Allan Poe studies. This introduction takes a step-by-step approach at looking at a variety of categories of Poe's life and work, linking thematic similarities in both his more famous and not so famous writings. Peeples keeps this very approachable and very readable, not entirely focusing on the pyschoanalytic criticism that is often invasive in Poe studies. Even so, he grabs bits and pieces from a variety of Poe scholars throughout the years, from Mabbott to Silverman to Meyers to Hoffmann. This book will help you get started as a serious Poe scholar, though it certainly shouldn't end here. This is a good companinion to Poe works, but the serious Poe scholar should continue on to other biographies and criticisms as well!
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Ghosts were the staple of the Gothic tradition and editor Andrew Barger has compiled a collection featuring the highlights of the early modern era. As with his other anthologies, he also provides excellent resources for readers who want to investigate beyond his pages. Featuring stories from Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and other famous names, he also includes a few readers might not immediately know. This is a fantastic introduction to the supernatural and paranormal of the 1800s.

If You Like: Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wilhelm Hauff
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I've always had a liking for Edgar Allan Poe, with his tales of horror, mystery and suspense, done in the atmospheric prose of a master writer. Since I live close enough, I've even made some trips to his gravesite, a place that is always surrounded by a sense of sadness.

Poe was a tormented genius who died young, under mysterious circumstances, and at the time of his death he wasn't deservingly popular. Certainly his work was not cute romances for the masses -- he explored the darkness of the human heart, love, satire, and the earliest whodunnit stories. And "The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe" brings together all of his poetry and writings in one book.

Poe's fiction writings include short stories and novellas, which tend to be rather weird -- a treasure-hunt and a golden insect, a ship caught in a whirlpool, a hypnotized man talks about the universe, and stories of despair, madness, and occasionally beauty. There is also his trilogy of Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin stories, which were the first to feature a brilliant detective solving an impossible crime.

Most people know about "The Raven" (which even has the Baltimore Ravens named after it) but Poe actually wrote a lot of poetry, most of which readers never heard of. Sometimes dark, or whimsical, or even both. "By a route obscure and lonely/Haunted by ill angels only/Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT/On a black throne reigns upright..."

And, of course, the horror. This is what Poe is best known for, including such well-known stories as "The Fall Of The House Of Usher." But there are also lesser-known gems -- tales of a plague invading a party, being buried alive, a portrait that siphoned the life out of its subject, and a nightly visit to an Italian crypt leading to madness.

Don't read "The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe" all at once. It's too intense, too dark, too haunting. It's better to soak the book in in a little at a time, so that you can get a better feel for the different kinds of writing that Poe did, and how he excelled at pretty much everything he put down on paper. Most writers -- no matter how great they are -- can't boast of that much.

Poe's writing is what makes even his least story or poem come alive -- he brought a gothic, misty vibrancy to his stories, and could make his quiet dialogue seem utterly chilling (" "I have no name in the regions which I inhabit. I was mortal, but am fiend..."). It's not hard to see why he was an influence on authors such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle and Franz Kafka.

This particular edition is an excellent one, especially if you're looking for an inexpensive collector's item or for a gift for a Poe fan. Very smooth and elegant-looking, although the print is a wee bit small for my taste.

"The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe" is a must-have for anyone with an appreciation for great literature and beautiful, dark writing.
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I was recently directed to an outstanding author, famous for haunting, scary, engrossing stories, whose work I hadn't read before. Algernon Blackwood, is his name, and he was called to my attention by the editor of a White Nationalist web page, who posted "Willows" on his web site as example of excellent White art.
After reading the story, I couldn't get it out of my mind, so I searched the web for information, and ultimately bought this book from Amazon. "Willows," is among the stories collected here, and it is better than most; but, as a whole, the entire book is great entertainment.
Blackwood, has been compared to Edgar Allen Poe, in his ability to create psychological tension, and palpable unease that creeps up on the reader, and remains awhile. There is great subtlety in the author's presentation of Nature and its relationship to Mankind.
There are nine Blackwood stories in this 374 page book, including about twenty five pages of Explanatory Notes, which shed light on the author and the stories. A number of other Blackwood stories are collected in other books, also available at amazon.
A good choice for a rainy night of reading, alone, in an isolated  location.
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I love Manga and was excited to see Edgar Allan Poe's work in manga form. The illustrations are beautiful and fit the stories perfectly. This is a great way to get younger readers to read more classics and they might be able to understand his work better as well. I look forward to reading more classics in this format.
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This is the second issue of this great series which offers short stories in translation. This collection is extremely well curated, and it is so exciting to be able to read all of these wonderful works of literature that I'd not be exposed to otherwise.
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It's very sad that so many talented people have a tragic life caused by their own weaknesses and indulgence.  I have always loved the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe.  In particular his famous Raven and Annabelle Lee.
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The mysterious case of the letters from the past!

My thanks to my contacts at Pegasus Books, Iris Blasi, Katie McGuire, and Maia Larson, for my advance reading copy of this book. You ladies rock!

SPOILERS POSSIBLE BUT NOT ON PURPOSE

Historically speaking, the London Monster was an alleged attacker of women in London between 1788 and 1790. Using various sharp weapons, he would slash at womens derrieres, ruining their clothing and causing wounds that were mostly superficial. He was never apprehended, and some say there was more than one

It is 1840 and Edgar Allan Poe has traveled to London where he is to meet his friend, C. Auguste Dupin. Poe is somewhat embittered, as his adopted father has died and his second wife has seized all of his property. However, she has sent Poe a mahogany box with an amethyst amulet and a series of letters. She tells Poe that this is his inheritance, and the letters seem to be about the London Monster.

Once safely in his hotel in London and reunited with Dupin, Poe is astonished to receive even more samples of letters. They also are written by the two people who penned the ones sent by his stepmother. Poe fears that he comes from a shameful inheritance

This book is classic Poe, with many references to Poes actual stories like so many hidden Easter eggs hidden within the text! The pace is sometimes slow, sometimes almost frantic, but always underlined with a dread that is somehow felt more than seen. Ms. Street does a wonderful job of channeling the voice of the Master of the Macabre!

Poe is fighting his usual battle with alcohol, but has made major effort to win. The story winds through the streets of London, the halls of time itself, and in and out through Poes dreams and nightmares. People, places, and objects from Poes stories play major roles in the unfolding story.

Many questions have to be answered before the tension breaks and the mystery stands stark and revealed! Who are the writers of the mysterious letters? What connection does Poe really have with the crimes of the London Monster? Who is sending these letters, and how did they acquire them in the first place? Does Dupin himself have a dark secret he would rather not have revealed?

Read and find out! I give the book five stars

Quoth the Raven
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Really enjoyed all 3 volumes of Poe Dameron. Interesting stories, beautiful art and fills in some gaps. Well done!
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This is one of the best documentaries on Poe I have seen.  I especially like the dramatic scenes from "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."  It is difficult to find decent Poe dramatizations that can be shown in the classroom.  I do wish this was available on DVD and that the director of the dramatic scenes, Joyce Chopra, had gone on to film all the Poe stories in full.
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Poe is a masterful storyteller. I read him when I was in high school and fell under his spell. I read him again as an adult, and feel that I am still just touching the tip of his depth. I enjoyed him immensely at bothe levels. He throws in French and Latin quotes that still largely mystify me. But even with those aside the tales are wonderfully mysterious. Poe often leaves you wondering throughout the entire story, "What exactly is going on?" While the poor fellow led a tragic life himself, it produced in him some wonderful tales. They infuse the reader with a creeping sense of awe that writers of gory horror cannot hope to match.
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This is a tremendous collection for very little cost.  This collection contains all of the works of the author of which I am familiar.  Edgar Allen Poe is an iconic, groundbreaking author.  It always amazes me that he composed so much and only lived to age 40.  Much of his work is macabre.  He writes with great style.  He is generally considered the inventor of detective fiction.  If one has a quest to be "well read" as I do, I feel Edgar Allen Poe is an author who one must read.  Thank You...
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Came on time and is exactly how it was described.  I love Edgar Allan Poe and I'm very please with the product I received.