The Complete Illustrated Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Famous for his horror stories and brooding poetry, Poe is often considered to be the inventor of the modern detective story. Now it is possible to own his complete works of poems, tales and adventures-in one volume. The outstanding literary talents of this great American author and master of the mysterious can be fully appreciated in this collection of remarkable stories.

Included here are such literary greats as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Masque of the Red Death and The Cask of Amontillado, along with some of Poe’s lesser known, but equally skillful works such as The Oblong Box, King Pest and The Mystery of Marie Roget.

Originally published over 150 years ago, Poe retains the power to shock and enthrall his readers with each tale of terror and fantasy. His singular ability to probe the caverns of the psyche and reveal, through the medium of imaginative prose and poetry, that combination of fear, guilt and obsession common to humankind has ensured his permanence among the great writers of the world.