Classics, Ghosts, United States, Anthologies 

The life of American Writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of success and failure breakdowns and recoveries, personal gains and hopes dashed through despite which he created some of the finest literature the world has ever known. Over time his works have influenced such major creative forces as the french poets Charles Raudflaire and Andre Gide. Filmaker D. W. Griffith and modern literary legend Allen Ginsberg. Best know for his poems and short fiction, Poe perfected the the psychological thriller, invented the detective story and rarely missed transorting the reader to his own supernal realm. He has also been hailed posthumously as one of the finest literary critics of the nineteenth century. In Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems fans may indulge in all of Poe's most imaginative short sotires, including the Fall of the House of Usher, The murders in Rue Morgue, The Tell-Tale Heart, Liegia and Ms. In A Bottle. His complete early and miscellaneous poetic masterpieces are also here, inclugint eh Raven, Ulalume, Annabel Lee, Tamerlane, as well as select reviews and narrative. - from Amzon