Edgar Allan Poe

“And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?” First published in 1843, The Tell-Tale Heart is a story of murder and madness in which the author poineers the trope of the unreliable narrator. Driven to madness by the chilling, "vulture-like"...

Die Sphinx ist eine Erzählung von Edgar Allan Poe, veröffentlicht im Januar 1846.

Die längliche Kiste ist eine Kurzgeschichte von Edgar Allan Poe, die erstmals am 28. August 1844 in der Wochenzeitung Dollar Newspaper veröffentlicht wurde. Die Geschichte handelt von einer Seereise und einer mysteriösen Kiste.

Lebendig begraben ist der Titel einer Kurzgeschichte von Edgar Allan Poe, die am 31. Juli 1844 in The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper veröffentlicht wurde und die Elemente des Horrors und schwarzen Humors enthält.

Der Teufel der Verkehrtheit ist eine Kurzgeschichte von Edgar Allan Poe, die dieser erstmals 1845 in Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine veröffentlichte. Er setzt sich darin mit zwanghaftem, selbstschädigendem Verhalten insbesondere eines Verbrechers auseinander.

Das Manuskript in der Flasche ist Edgar Allan Poes zweite Kurzgeschichte und die erste, mit der er Geld verdienen konnte: 1833 gewann Poe mit ihr den ersten Preis eines Schreibwettbewerbs der Zeitung Baltimore Saturday Visiter.

The Balloon-Hoax is a thrilling early example of literary sensationalism from Edgar Allan Poe, blending sharp scientific detail with masterful suspense. First published as a convincing newspaper report, the story chronicles a transatlantic balloon voyage that captivates the public—until the...

The chilling classic that inspired the new Netflix horror drama, The Fall of the House of Usher. Venture, if you dare, into the House of Usher... The narrator visits his friend, Roderick Usher in his decaying mansion, only to witness the harrowing unravellings of Usher's mind and the dark family...

"The Fall of the House of Usher" was published in 1839 and written by the American master of the Gothic, Edgar Allen Poe. This is the classic Gothic tale of a family identified with their house; an ailing sister and a neurotic brother live in the middle of a desolate wasteland in a house that...

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“I must perish in this deplorable folly. Thus, thus, and not otherwise, shall I be lost. I dread the events of the future, not in themselves, but in their results.” Edgar Allan Poe‘s short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, was originally published in 1839 and is widely regarded as a...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Tom Ravenscroft, radio presenter known for his work on BBC 6 Music, and Catherine Bailey, known for A Quiet Passion and The Crown, as leading roles in London Theatres. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by David...