Tales of Mystery and Imagination
This gorgeous anthology features 29 of Edgar Allan Poe's tales of the fantastic and the macabre. It combines some of his most popular stories — including "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" — with lesser-known gems. Illustrated with 8 full-color plates and 24...
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This gorgeous anthology features 29 of Edgar Allan Poe's tales of the fantastic and the macabre. It combines some of his most popular stories — including "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" — with lesser-known gems. Illustrated with 8 full-color plates and 24 full-page drawings filled with brooding eroticism by Harry Clarke, a brilliant Edwardian-era artist too long overshadowed by his contemporary Aubrey Beardsley.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781606600047 (1606600044)
ASIN: 1606600044
Publish date: September 25th 2008
Publisher: Calla Editions
Pages no: 413
Edition language: English
Só gostei do conto William Wilson e Berenice, o resto realmente me desapontou .__. Não consigo entender como as pessoas podem gostar tanto assim do Poe xD, eu gosto, mas não amo, acho que existem autores bem melhores :/.
La Caída de la Casa UsherLos Asesinatos de la "Rue" MorgueEl Escarabajo de OroEl Corazón DelatorEl Pozo y el PénduloSilencioEl Retrato OvalManuscrito Hallado en una BotellaMetzengersteinLa Carta RobadaLa Esfinge de CalaveraEl Gato NegroLeer a Poe simpre me causa cierto malestar. Como un dolor de cab...
My rating: 4,5Dos 15 contos do meu livro, os que mais me fascinaram foram O Coração Delator, O Gato Preto e Berenice. Acho que a obsessão doentia e louca dos narradores dos contos e a sua inteligência foi o que mais me cativou, assim como o suspense e o cálculo cuidado de todos os pensamentos e idei...
A very ecclectic mix of stories which have, by and large, not dated very well. There are one or two gems which make it worth the read.
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