01714cam a2200289 i 4500 1504825063 TxAuBib 20240819120000.0 750320s1975||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780394716787 softcover 0394716787 softcover TxAuBib rda Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. The complete tales & poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Complete tales and poems of Edgar Allan Poe, The. New York, NY : Vintage Books, 1975. xii, 1026 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier One of the most original American writers, Edgar Allan Poe shaped the development of both the detectvie story and the science-fiction story. Some of his poems—"The Raven," "The Bells," "Annabel Lee"—remain among the most popular in American literature. Poe's tales of the macabre still thrill readers of all ages. Here are familiar favorites like "The Purloined Letter," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," together with less-known masterpieces like "The Imp of the Perverse," "The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym," and "Ligeia," which is now recognized as one of the first science-fiction stories, a total of seventy-three tales in all, plus fifty-three poems and a generous sampling of Poe's essays, criticism and journalistic writings. 20240819. Fantasy poetry, American. Horror tales, American. Detective and mystery stories, American. BSBPL