Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery & Imagination

Edgar Allan Poe is regarded as one of the foremost American writers. The stories, poems and novels included here span the breadth of Edgar Allan Poe's unparalleled imagination.

Including the classic short story The Tell-Tale Heart, enticing murder mystery, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and other works such as King Pest and Berenice, this fascinating collection showcases Poe's thrilling prose and masterful plotting.

Accompanied by Harry Clarke's remarkable illustrations, the mysterious and undeniably fascinating tales collected here are a perfect introduction to America's master of horror.

Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, but was educated in the United Kingdom. He is regarded as one of America's finest literary figures. Best known for his poetry, such as "The Raven" and his short stories, Poe is also considered to be the trailblazer of the detective fiction genre, after writing The Murders in the Rue Morgue. His literary legacy is huge and he influenced numerous writers, such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H. G. Wells.

Born in Dublin in 1889, Harry Patrick Clarke was a stained glass artist as well as a book illustrator. During his career, he produced drawings to accompany the works of well-known storywriters such as Edgar Allan Poe, Hans Christian Anderson and Charles Perrault.