Tales of Mystery and Imagination

With an Introduction by John S. Whitley, University of Sussex.

This collection of Poe's best stories contains all the terrifying and bewildering tales that characterise his work. As well as the Gothic horror of such famous stories as 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Premature Burial' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart', all of Poe's Auguste Dupin stories are included.

These are the first modern detective stories and include 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' and 'The Purloined Letter'.

Contents:

The Gold Bug

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

MS. Found in a Bottle

A Descent into the Maelström

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Mystery of Marie Rogêt

The Purloined Letter

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Premature Burial

The Black Cat

The Masque of the Red Death

The Cask of Amontillado

The Oval Portrait

The Oblong Box

The Tell-Tale Heart

Ligeia

Loss of Breath

Shadow – A Parable

Silence – A Fable

The Man of the Crowd

Some Words with a Mummy