Selected Tales, Paperback by Poe, Edgar Allan; Leer, David Van (EDT), Brand N...

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Publication Year: 2008 height: 0.7 in Item Width: 5.1 in Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction Language: English Number of Pages: 368 Pages Book Title: Selected Tales ISBN: 9780199535774 Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser. Item Weight: 9 Oz Edition: 2 width: 5.1 in Item Length: 7.7 in Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Topic: Short Stories (Single Author), General, Literary Author: Edgar Allan. Poe Item Height: 0.7 in Format: Trade Paperback

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Selected Tales, Paperback by Poe, Edgar Allan; Leer, David Van (EDT), Brand N.... Selected Tales, Paperback by Poe, Edgar Allan; Leer, David Van (EDT), ISBN 0199535779, ISBN-13 9780199535774, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction, and as the inventor of the modern mystery, Poe created many of the conventions which still dominate the genre of detective fiction. Attentive to the historical and political dimensions of these veryAmerican tales, this new selection of twenty-four tales places the most popular--"The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Purloined Letter"--alongside less well-known travel narratives, metaphysical essays, and political satires.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expertintroductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.