"Editor Andrew
Barger puts in more than enough research and effort to make 'Edgar Allan Poe's
Annotated Short Stories' worthy of consideration even to those already familiar
with Poe's works." Midwest Book Review
"With illustrations
by Harry Clarke, this book is very much worth reading. It's also good for those
who like a variety of really good writing. It gets two thumbs up."
Paul Lappen - Dead Trees Review
" . . . gold standard . . . a splendid
book, handsomely written and produced, and a fine tribute to the literature of
Poe - and to the scholarship of Andrew Barger!"
Grady Harp - Amazon.com Top
Ten Reviewer
This annotated and illustrated edition of the entire
stories of Edgar Allan Poe brings Poe to life as never before. It
contains my foreword and annotations, word
definitions, foreign language translations, and background information about
Poe's stories that provide insight into their underlying meaning.
Photographs of Poe's many loves and the literary figures he satired
in his stories are included. The timeless artwork of Harry Clarke one of Poe's
best illustrators is also provided.
It
contains the little-known Poe tales: "[The Bloodhounds]," "Morning on the Wissahiccon," "[The Rats of Park Theatre]," and "Some Secrets of the Magazine
Prison House." Here is but a sampling of the other remarkable Poe stories
included: "The Black Cat," "The Cask of
Amontillado," "The Conqueror Worm," "A Descent into the Maelstrom," "The Fall of
the House of Usher," "The Gold-Bug," "The Masque
of the Red Death," "MS. Found in a Bottle," "Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The
Oblong Box," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Premature Burial," "The Purloined
Letter," "Some Secrets of the Magazine Prison House," "Some Words
with a Mummy," "The Swiss Bell-Ringers," "The System of Doctor Tarr and
Professor Fether," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "Thou Art the Man."
If
you are new to Edgar Allan Poe or already have a compilation of his sitting on
your bookshelf, here is an opportunity to uniquely experience the stories of the author who invented the mystery genre and defined the horror
genre. Read the works of America's most brilliant and mysterious author as you
never have before. Experience the Poe revival firsthand.
