Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Informationen zum Autor Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, USA, in 1809. Poe, short story writer, editor and critic, he is best known for his macabre tales and as the progenitor of the detective story. He died in 1849, in mysterious circumstances, at the age of forty. Klappentext This collection contains the best of his prose works, including of course the well-known masterpieces 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (the ultimate haunted house story), 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' (the very first detective story in fiction). Zusammenfassung This collection contains the best of his prose works, including of course the well-known masterpieces 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (the ultimate haunted house story), 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' (the very first detective story in fiction).

Product details

• Authors: Edgar Allan Poe
• Assisted by: Christina Usher (Editor)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.09.2017
• EAN: 9781857155228
• ISBN: 978-1-85715-522-8
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 210 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS; Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION / Horror, JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense