A murderer is forced to reveal his crime by the sound of a beating heart,a mysterious figure wreaks havoc among a party of noblemen during the time of the plague,a grieving lover awakens to find himself clutching a box of his beloved blood-stained teeth,a man is obsessed with the fear of being buried alive - these are only some of the memorable characters and stories included in this volume,which exemplify Poe's inventiveness and natural talent as a storyteller.Immensely popular both during and after his lifetime,and a powerful influence on generations of writers and film-makers to this day,Edgar Allan Poe is still counted among the greatest short-story writers of all time and seen as one of the initiators of the detective,horror and science-fiction genres.
Publisher: Alma Books LtdISBN: 9781847496096Number of pages: 320Weight: 262 gDimensions: 198 x 128 mm
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