Edgar Allan Poe
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En "Los crímenes de la calle Morgue" (1841), Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) nos dejó lo que la crítica del S. XX calificaría como "el primer cuento moderno de detectives".
Y es que, sin duda, su influencia sobre otros autores del género es innegable, como resulta claramente de la comparación entre el espíritu observador y analítico del Auguste Dupin de "Los crímenes…" con el no menos inquisidor y obsesivo Sherlock Holmes de Conan Doyle…
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 5 by Edgar Allan Poe
Includes Philosophy of Furniture, A Tale of Jerusalem, the Sphinx, Hop Frog, the Man of the Crowd, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, Thou Art the Man, Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling, and many other tales and poems.
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Edgar Allen Poe is regarded as one of the greatest American writers and a pioneer of the horror genre, and this collection brings together some of his most celebrated tales. Themes of guilt, fear and revenge abound as the master of gothic horror transports readers to mysterious worlds, carries them on dangerous sea voyages, and investigates gruesome murders. Exploring the hidden depths of the human mind, these are tales full of thrills and intrigue.
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"¡Bienvenido a otro volumen de la Colección Mejores! Cuentos, una selección de relatos escritos en diferentes épocas por autores de diversas nacionalidades y con temas muy variados, pero que comparten una cualidad literaria enorme y quizás la más importante: la de brindar placer al lector. En esta preciosa edición de la Colección Mejores Cuentos, el lector encontrará las mejores historias de Edgar Allan Poe, los clásicos de suspenso y terror...
5) Poèmes
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Découvrez l'univers sombre et envoûtant d'Edgar Allan Poe à travers son recueil de poèmes captivant. Plongez dans les profondeurs de l'âme humaine, explorant les thèmes de l'amour, de la mort, de la folie et du mystère. Les poèmes d'Edgar Allan Poe sont empreints d'une atmosphère gothique et macabre, transportant le lecteur dans des paysages poétiques hantés par des images saisissantes. Son écriture précise et évocatrice crée une tension...
6) Horror
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Eine Sammlung von klassischen Horror- und Gespenstergeschichten, u. a. Das rote Haus von Friedrich Gertäcker, Das schwatzende Herz von Edgar Allan Poe, Das weiße Tier von Georg von der Gabelentz, Der Vampir von John William Polidori und achtzehn weitere Geschichten
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This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of contents: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter The Gold-Bug The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade The Man of the Crowd The Tell-Tale Heart The Fall of the House of Usher The Cask of Amontillado The Black Cat The Masque of the Red Death The Pit and the...
8) Eleonora
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Eleonora Edgar Allan Poe-The story follows an unnamed narrator who lives with his cousin and aunt in "The Valley of the Many-Colored Grass", an idyllic paradise full of fragrant flowers, fantastic trees, and a "River of Silence". It remains untrodden by the footsteps of strangers and so they live isolated but happy.
After living like this for fifteen years, "Love entered" the hearts of the narrator and his cousin Eleonora.
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Mit scharfer Kombinationsgabe klärt Auguste Dupin einen rätselhaften Doppelmord in der Pariser Rue Morgue auf. Die 1841 veröffentlichte Kurzgeschichte ist Poes erste Detektivgeschichte und steht damit am Beginn der modernen Kriminalliteratur.
Die Ausgabe bietet den Text in der bewährten Übersetzung von Siegfried Schmitz. Mit Worterläuterungen, weiterführenden Literaturhinweisen und einer kurzen Nachbemerkung.
11) Poetry
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This edition includes: The Raven Poems of Later Life The Bells Ulalume To Helen Annabel Lee A Valentine An Enigma To My Mother For Annie To F— To Frances S. Osgood Eldorado Eulalie A Dream Within a Dream To Marie Louise (Shew) To Marie Louise The City in the Sea The Sleeper Bridal Ballad Poems of Manhood Lenore To One in Paradise The Coliseum The Haunted Palace The Conqueror Worm Silence Dreamland To Zante Hymn Scenes from Politian Poems of Youth...
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"The Works of Edgar Allan Poe" is a captivating five-book series that immerses readers in the dark, intricate world of one of America's most iconic writers.
This collection showcases Poe's mastery across various literary forms, from eerie short stories like "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" to his haunting poetry, including the renowned "The Raven." Poe's works delve into themes of the macabre, the mysterious, and the...
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No conto "Os Crimes da Rua Morgue" ("The Murders in the Rue Morgue"), Edgar Allan Poe conta a história do assassinato brutal de duas mulheres em Paris. Envolto em mistério, o crime tornou-se um grande desafio para a polícia, sendo desvendado apenas por Auguste Dupin, um homem tão enigmático quanto os assuntos dos quais se ocupa. Publicado pela primeira vez em 1841 na "Graham's Magazine", o texto inaugurou a linhagem do conto policial moderno,...
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Collected Works of American author Edgar Allan Poe include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing.
These works are generally considered part of the Dark romanticism movement, a literary reaction to Transcendentalism. Poe's writing reflects his literary theories: he disagreed with didacticism and...
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Collected Works of American author Edgar Allan Poe include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing.
These works are generally considered part of the Dark romanticism movement, a literary reaction to Transcendentalism. Poe's writing reflects his literary theories: he disagreed with didacticism and...
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Content:
Edgar Allan Poe:
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Cask of Amontillado
The Black Cat...
Henry James:
The Turn of the Screw
The Ghostly Rental...
H. P. Lovecraft:
The Dunwich Horror
The Shunned House...
Mary Shelley:
Frankenstein
The Mortal Immortal
The Evil Eye...
John William Polidori:
The Vampyre
Bram Stoker:
Dracula
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Lair of the White Worm...
Algernon Blackwood:
The Willows
A Haunted Island
A Case of Eavesdropping
Ancient...
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"Famous Modern Ghost Stories" by Edgar Allan Poe, Anatole France, Richard Le Gallienne, Algernon Blackwood, Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce, Leonid Andreyev, Arthur Machen, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Fitz James O'Brien, Robert W. Chambers, Wilbur Daniel Steele, Olivia Howard Dunbar, William Fryer Harvey, Myla Jo Closser. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics...
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Musaicum Books presents to you this collection of the greatest mysteries for you to solve and relax with:
R. Austin Freeman:
Dr. Thorndyke's Cases
The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke
Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook
Arthur Conan Doyle:
A Study in Scarlet
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
A. E. W. Mason:
At the Villa Rose
The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel
Mary Roberts Rinehart:
The Circular Staircase
The Amazing Adventures of Letitia...
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Vier spannende Folgen der Hörspiel-Serie in einem Band! Ein Mensch ohne Namen. Und ohne jeden Hinweis auf seine Identität. Das ist der Fremde, der bewusstlos in die Irrenanstalt eingeliefert wurde und jetzt entlassen wird. Diagnose: unheilbarer Gedächtnisverlust. Er begibt sich auf eine Reise zu sich selbst. Es wird eine Reise in sein Unterbewusstsein, aus dem schaurige Dinge aufsteigen. Woher kommen sie? Was ist passiert? Was hat er getan? Diese...
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"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear...
