The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales (EDGAR ALLAN POE)

• Author: EDGAR ALLAN POE

Condition & Size

• Size: Medium
• Book Type: Hardcover
• CAI Condition Score: 6/10.
• CAI Condition Description: Good
• Observations: Yellowing pages

About This Book

The eerie tales of Edgar Allan Poe, from the 1830s and 40s, remain among the most brilliant and influential works in American literature. Some of the celebrated tales contained in this unique volume include the world's first detective stories -- "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter", and three stories sure to make a reader's hair stand on end -- "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Masque of the Red Death"._x000D_\n_x000D_\nThe work includes a new introduction by Stephen Marlowe, author of "The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus" and "The Lighthouse at the End of the World."_x000D_\n_x000D_\nBesides the five stories already mentioned, it also contains: "The Balloon-Hoax", "Ms. Found in a Bottle", "A Descent into a Maelstrom", "The Black Cat", "The Pit and the Pendulum", The Assignation", "Diddling", "The Man That Was Used Up", and the novel, "Narrative of A. Gordon Pym". These may vary with different editions._x000D_\n_x000D_\nThe Signet Classic Edition of "The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales" has over 250,000 copies in print!