The Gold-Bug and Other Tales (Dover Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Poe, Edgar Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486268756 ISBN 13: 9780486268750

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 2000

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RO60075776. THE GOLD-BUG, AND OTHER TALES. 1991. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 121 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Nine gripping tales of psychological terror and the supernatural, by the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and 4 others.

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Recognized today as the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) revealed his genius in tales of death, terror, evil, and perversity. Highly skilled in achieving a calculated psychological effect, Poe created chilling fictional nightmares permeated by mysterious forces, grotesque creatures, and improbable hallucinations.
Poe's immense powers as a storyteller are at their peak in this anthology containing nine of his best-known short stories. Among them are "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a gripping 19th-century detective story that provided a model for future mystery writers; "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death," pervaded with eerie thoughts, impulses, and fears; "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado," masterpieces of wickedness and crime; "The Pit and the Pendulum," with its agonizing specter of imminent and horrifying death; and "The Gold-Bug," a fascinating detective story that combines romance and adventure in an absorbing tale of buried treasure.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0486268756
• ISBN 13: 9780486268750
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128