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  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This volume contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1841 short story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”. Widely considered to be the first modern detective story, it follows C. Auguste Dupin’s attempts to solve the horrific incident that left two women murdered, the only clue being a hair that does not appear to be human in origin. A tense and chilling tale, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is...
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    18,38 €

  • The Man that was Used Up - A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This book contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1839 short story, 'The Man That Was Used Up'. One of Poe’s satirical works, it follows the unnamed narrator as he seeks out a famous war hero and inventor called John A. B. C. Smith. When descriptions of the man are avoided and only a picture of his scientific advancements presented by those interviewed, the narrator supposes that the myster...
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    22,52 €

  • Mesmeric Revelation
    Edgar Allan Poe
    The narrator-a Mesmer-entrances a sickly patient who claims to be privy to a wealth of divine and esoteric knowledge, wanting to document his knowledge before he dies. The Mesmer proposes a series of questions relating to the workings of the universe, matter, and God. The client realises that he was destined to die during the interview, and seems to do so shortly after its conc...
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    14,52 €

  • Landor’s Cottage
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This vintage book contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1849 short story, “Landor’s Cottage”. Unlike the majority of Poe’s work, this story is devoid of mystery, murder, and the macabre; instead, it is a detailed and masterful description of a lone cottage. A perfect example of Poe’s famous descriptive prowess, “Landor’s Cottage” will appeal to fans of his marvellous work, and is not to b...
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    14,52 €

  • The Oblong Box
    Edgar Allan Poe
    After setting sail on from South Carolina aboard the ship 'Independence', the unnamed narrator is informed that an old college friend-Cornelius Wyatt-is also aboard with his wife, two sisters, and a large, mysterious box. One night the narrator witnesses Wyatt’s hideous wife leaving the room, and hears his old friend open the box and begin to weep. A powerful and chilling tale ...
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    17,94 €

  • A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This antiquarian volume contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1844 short story, 'A Tale of the Ragged Mountains'. An unnamed narrator recounts the story of Augustus Bedloe, a sufferer of neuralgia who was once under the care of an aged physician and devotee to the theory of mesmerism. After imbibing his daily dose of coffee and morphine, Bedloe embarks on his usual walk to the Ragged Moun...
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    17,91 €

  • The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
    Edgar Allan Poe
    'The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether' is ashort story by Edgar Allan Poe. The anonymous narrator visits a mental institution in southern France that is pioneering a new treatment. After touring the grounds, he is invited to dine with the faculty, but it soon becomes apparent that not all is what it seems. Humorous and chilling, 'The System of Doctor Tarr and Professo...
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    17,01 €

  • The Visionary (The Assignation)
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This antiquarian book contains Edgar Allen Poe’s short story 'The Visionary'. A rather convoluted but beautifully-written story set in Venice, 'The Visionary' is a disturbing tale that is sure to appeal to lovers of the short story form and fans of Poe’s seminal work. Edgar Allan Poe (1809- 1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of m...
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    14,52 €

  • A Descent into the Maelström
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This vintage book contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1841 short story, 'A Descent into the Maelström'. Atop a Norwegian mountain a frail old man retells the story of a fateful fishing tip and a mysterious storm that enveloped one of his brothers, drove another to insanity, and aged him beyond his earthly years. A gripping tale of preternatural horror, 'A Descent into the Maelström' is ...
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    22,68 €

  • The Pit and the Pendulum
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This book contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1842 short story, “The Pit and the Pendulum”. An unnamed narrator is brought before a panel of ominous judges during the Spanish Inquisition. His subsequent torture is presented in in minute, gory detail. A chilling and engrossing tale by the master of the macabre, “The Pit and Pendulum” is a veritable must-read. Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) ...
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    16,88 €

  • The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherezade
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This volume contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1845 short story, 'The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherezade'. A day after Scheherazade escaped death, she endeavours to recount another story to the king, this time of a retired Sinbad who finds himself seeking out new adventure. A comical sequel to the classic Sinbad tales, 'The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherezade' is highly reco...
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    18,00 €

  • The Domain of Arnheim
    Edgar Allan Poe
    On the surface, 'The Domain of Arnheim' is a tale of a fantastically wealthy man called 'Ellison' who desires to express 'the true character, the august aims, the supreme majesty and dignity of the poetic sentiment'. He achieves his goal through creating 'Arnheim', a castle and landscape-garden of supreme loveliness. As Ellison says, man can’t affect the 'general condition of m...
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    19,19 €

  • Bon-Bon (the Bargain Lost)
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This book contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1832 comedic short story, 'Bon-Bon '. Pierre Bon-Bon is a proud philosopher who considers himself one of the greatest thinkers to have ever lived. However, his philosophical profundity is challenged by a conversation with the Devil, who reveals that he has devoured the souls of innumerable seminal philosophers, including Plato and Aristotle....
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    19,22 €

  • Some Words with a Mummy
    Edgar Allan Poe
    The narrator is invited by a doctor to witness the unwrapping of a mummy at a private residence. After arriving, he and the assembled group of excited men begin opening the sarcophagus and eventually unveil the mummified body, which appears to be surprisingly well-preserved. After some hours of examine the body, they decide to electrify the corpse, only to awaken the ancient pe...
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    18,13 €

  • The Psyche Zenobia
    Edgar Allan Poe
    The story follows a female narrator who, accompanied by her tiny poodle and 3-foot-tall servant, comes across a gothic cathedral whilst walking in a city. When she ascends to the top of the steeple, she attempts to look through a small opening with her servant’s aid. Pushing her head through the hole, she realises that she appears to be inside a large clock face, and that she i...
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    13,49 €

  • 'Thou Art the Man'
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This book contains Edgar Allen Poe’s 1844 short story, 'Thou Art the Man'. One of Poe’s early attempts at detective fiction, the story revolves around the murder of the wealthy Barnabas Shuttleworthy and the accusation of his nephew and heir. An absent corpse, a mysterious shipment of wine, and a cunning plot by the shady narrator align to exonerate the innocent and illuminate ...
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    12,27 €

  • The Premature Burial
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This book contains Edgar Allan Poe’s 1844 short story, “The Premature Burial”. The narrator describes his life-long obsession and a resulting disorder that sees him slip in and out of death-like trances. His true fear is being mistaken for dead during a trance and buried without his knowledge—a situation that he takes numerous precautions against. After finding himself waking i...
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    18,03 €

  • Mellonta Tauta
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This is Edgar Allen Poe’s 1849 short story, 'Mellonta Tauta'. It is presented as a collection of letters written by a woman during a balloon flight in 2848. Within the letters-directed to a personal friend-she compares contemporary science, philosophy, and customs to those of a thousand years previous, but frequently misinterprets and misunderstands the historic ideas and tradi...
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    12,24 €

  • The Complete Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated Collectors Edition) (SF Classic) 1000 Copy Limited Edition
    Edgar Allan Poe
    Assembled for the first time is a complete collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s science fiction stories. These sixteen tales include Poe’s only novel ’Arthur Gordon Pym’, which is filled with fantastical thoughts on life at the south polar region. ’The Unparalleled Adventures of Hans Pfall’ involves space travel and aliens, ’Some Words with a Mummy’ explores the realm of alternate h...
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    56,02 €

  • Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This single volume brings together all of Poe’s stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history. ...
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    55,57 €

  • El Kuerbo ... Tradukzion direkta del ingles por J. A. Pérez Bonalde. Edizion akompañada del testo ingles.
    Edgar Allan Poe / Juan Antonio Pérez bonalde
    Title: El Kuerbo ... Tradukzion direkta del ingles por J. A. Pérez Bonalde. Edizion akompañada del testo ingles.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, jou...
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    17,08 €

  • El Kuerbo ... Tradukzion direkta del ingles por J. A. Pérez Bonalde. Edizion akompañada del testo ingles.
    Edgar Allan Poe / Juan Antonio Pérez bonalde
    Title: El Kuerbo ... Tradukzion direkta del ingles por J. A. Pérez Bonalde. Edizion akompañada del testo ingles.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, jou...
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    17,19 €

  • Historias Estraordinarias [sic]...
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important,...
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    43,53 €

  • Historias Extraordinarias
    Edgar Allan Poe / Pedro Antonio De alarcón
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important,...
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    24,77 €

  • The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (Volume I of II)
    Edgar Allan Poe
    'TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?' And so begins 'The Tell-Tale Heart', that compressed tale of Gothic composition. The characters and images that Edgar Allan Poe has gifted us are plentiful. Hugely influential to the short story genre, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) remains a lion of American letters. His morose e...
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    12,89 €

  • The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (Volume II of II)
    Edgar Allan Poe
    'TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?' And so begins 'The Tell-Tale Heart', that compressed tale of Gothic composition. The characters and images that Edgar Allan Poe has gifted us are plentiful.Hugely influential to the short story genre, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) remains a lion of American letters. His morose ex...
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    13,95 €

  • Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
    Edgar Allan Poe
    This collection of Poe’s finest stories comprises all the terrifying and bewildering tales that typify his work. All of Poe’s Auguste Dupin stories appear alongside the Gothic horror The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Premature Burial, and what is perhaps his most enduring work The Fall of the House of Usher. Never was there an illustrator whose work was more pe...
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    90,32 €

  • El Kuerbo...
    Edgar Allan Poe / Juan Antonio Perez Bonalde
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is cult...
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    17,01 €

  • Eureka
    Edgar Allan Poe
    Eureka, A Prose Poem is over 40,000 words in length and it is not a poem! It was Poe’s last major work and was based on a lecture Poe presented in 1848, titled 'On The Cosmography of the Universe'. He had hoped for an audience of hundreds and that the proceeds of the lecture would pay for his new journal 'The Stylus'. However, only 60 attended and they went away confused. In Eu...
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    30,94 €

  • Lords of the Housetops-Thirteen Cat Tales
    And Others / Edgar Allan Poe / Mark Twain
    Lords of the Housetops-Thirteen Cat Tales has short stories by many famous authors, including Mark Twain, Honoré de Balzac, Edgar Allan Poe and many others. ...
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    9,77 €


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