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Poe, Edgar Allan



Book list:

The Angel of the Odd

Story of a man who encounters the Angel of the Odd, a spirit who causes strange accidents as his job.

An Appreciation

Set in Cornwall during the 1800's, tells the story of the love between a young servant girl and shipwrecked emigrant and the problems their love causes for themselves and others.

The Balloon Hoax

Details a crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a hot-air balloon.

The Black Cat

A first-person narrative detailing the making of a murderer through life experiences, including his hanging of a cat, which later returns to haunt him.

The Business Man

Details ways to make money without actually working.

The Cask Of Amontillado

Montressor, an Italian nobleman, tells the story of his revenge on Fortunado, whom he believes has wronged him.

The Devil in the Belfry

One of Poe's few comical stories.

The Fall of the House of Usher

Details Roderick Usher's decent into madness after burying his sister, Madeline, thinking she was dead.

Four Beasts in One

Tells the tale of the tragedy-laden reign of Antiochus Epiphanies, including his accession and his pollution of the Holy of the Holies.

The Gold Bug

The story of a hunt for treasure that took place years earlier, told by a physician.

The Island of The Fay

The story of a man who watches as a fay, or fairy, travels from the light into the gloom, each trip making the creature more dark in mood.

The Man of the Crowd

A man attempts to discover the truth behind humanity's existence.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

A murder mystery featuring the detective, C. Auguste Dupin.

The Oblong Box

The story of a meeting between old friends during a journey across the Atlantic and a mysterious box that is carried by one.

The Pit and the Pendulum

The torture of a man by the Spanish Inquisition, using a pendulum that swings ever closer and brings the man into a hallucinatory state.

Poems

The poetry of Edgar Allen Poe.

The Raven

Famous poem of the raven, the narrator, and the darkness between the two.

The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherezade

The tale of Sinbad and his battle with the evil Jaffar.