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050			_aPZ7.P7515
082			_a813.3
100			_aPoe, Edgar Allan
245			_aTales of Mystery and Imagination / _cby Edgar Allan Poe
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press ; _c2008 .
300			_a72 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm .
490			_aOxford Bookworm _vStage 3
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520			_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.
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650			_amystery _vfiction
650			_ahorror _vfiction
650			_aEdgar Allan Poe _vfiction
700			_aMiller, Ian _eillustrator
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