01688nam a22002777a 45000010005000000030006000050050017000110080041000280200018000690400029000870500014001160820010001301000021001402450059001612600051002203000043002714900029003145050008003435200919003515210020012705210020012906500021013106500020013316500029013517000030013805258FISKH20241121141254.0241121b        cb ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780194791328  aFISKHbengcFISKHdFISKH  aPZ7.P7515  a813.3  aPoe, Edgar Allan  aTales of Mystery and Imagination /cby Edgar Allan Poe  aNew York : bOxford University Press ;c2008 .  a72 pages : billustrations ;c21 cm .   aOxford BookwormvStage 3  aZ 
  aAccording to even his most forgiving biographers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) was a difficult man. Arrested whilst touring Europe, and expelled from the United States Military Academy at West Point, he tended to lose both work and friends through drunkenness. Best known for his goriest stories, Poe is often presented to the modern reader as a writer of horror. However, this collection, published in 1852, offers a broader selection of his work. It includes one of his first pieces of detective fiction, 'The Gold-Beetle', resulting from his preoccupation with cryptography; 'A Descent into the Maelström', an early example of science fiction; the mesmeric verse of 'The Raven'; and some of his lesser-known love poetry. A pioneer of modern genre fiction, Poe remains important and influential in the American literary canon. This lavishly illustrated collection represents an excellent introduction to his work.8 a980 
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  amysteryvfiction  ahorrorvfiction  aEdgar Allan Poevfiction  aMiller, Ianeillustrator