Tales of terror

Title:

Tales of terror

Author:

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.

ISBN:

9780375833052

9780375933059

Publication Information:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2005.

Physical Description:

v, 89 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Contents:

Masque of the Red Death -- Black cat -- Pit and the pendulum -- Tell-tale heart -- Cask of Amontillado -- Fall of the House of Usher.

Subject Term:

Short stories, American -- 19th century.

Genre:

Short stories.

Horror fiction.

Added Author:

McCurdy, Michael

Summary:

This collection brings to the modern reader six of the most famous tales by the incomparable Edgar Allan Poe. Dark, brooding, heart-stopping chillers, these are tales of death and murder, revenge and guilt. Some tales are touched with the supernatural; others are psychological thrillers, exposing the tormented mind of the narrator.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Stillwater Public Library	J FICTION POE	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Six of Poe's most macabre tales are presented in this powerfully illustrated edition that comes with an unabridged CD narration of four of the shorter tales. The classic tales included on the 75 minute CD and read by Edward Blake are "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Black Cat," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado." The two longer tales in the collection are the heart-stopping "The Pit and the Pendulum" and the chilling "The Fall of the House of Usher." In addition to his striking woodcut-type illustrations, Michael McCurdy has written fascinating headnotes about the origin of each tale and an introduction about Poe.

Author Notes

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. In 1827, he enlisted in the United States Army and his first collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems, was published. In 1835, he became the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. Over the next ten years, Poe would edit a number of literary journals including the Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. It was during these years that he established himself as a poet, a short story writer, and an editor. His works include The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Raven. He struggle with depression and alcoholism his entire life and died on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

The Pit and the Pendulum,"" ""The Tell-Tale Heart,"" and ""The Cask of Amontillado"" are among the six macabre Poe tales collected here. Two or three illustrations rendered in a wood engraving style accompany each unabridged story, adeptly capturing the characters' terror and torment. The volume includes a CD with readings of four of the tales. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Gr. 6-9. This collection includes six of Poe's most famous tales, unabridged: The Masque of Red Death, The Black Cat, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Fall of the House of Usher. In the introduction, McCurdy discusses of Poe's life and remarks on the darkness of Poe's nature, reflected in his work, and the physical darkness of his world after sundown, reflected in the illustrations. The 18 full-page, black-and-white scratchboard-style pictures are suitably dramatic and often macabre. This handsome volume, to be accompanied by a CD that features readings of four of the tales, offers a good introduction to Poe's fiction. --Carolyn Phelan Copyright 2005 Booklist

Introduction	p. iv
The Masque of the Red Death	p. 1
The Black Cat	p. 10
The Pit and the Pendulum	p. 24
The Tell-Tale Heart	p. 45
The Cask of Amontillado	p. 53

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