The Penguin Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Classic stories and poems from the arch-priest of Gothic horror beautifully repackaged in this stunning new edition, with an introduction by Will Self

Collects such stories as: "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Gold-Bug".The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum,The Gold-Bug - some of the most famous tales of terror and the most macabre detective stories ever written. Acknowledged master of suspense, Poe was also a poet and - as his stories of mesmerism and time travel prove - a pioneer of science fiction. In this collection, probing to the depths of the human psyche, Poe's haunted genius will chill and enthral you.