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| Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
| Auflage | 2016 |
| Seiten | 352 |
| Format | 15,2 x 20,1 x 2,0 cm |
| Gewicht | 264 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Evergreens |
| ISBN-10 | 1847496091 |
| EAN | 9781847496096 |
| Bestell-Nr | 84749609UA |
Contains many of Poes classic horror stories and ncludes pictures and a section on Poes life and works
A murderer is forced to reveal his crime by the sound of a beating heart, a mysterious figure wreaks havoc among a party of noblemen during the time of the plague, a grieving lover awakens to find himself clutching a box of his beloved blood-stained teeth, a man is obsessed with the fear of being buried alive - these are only some of the memorable characters and stories included in this volume, which exemplify Poe's inventiveness and natural talent as a storyteller.Immensely popular both during and after his lifetime, and a powerful influence on generations of writers and film-makers to this day, Edgar Allan Poe is still counted among the greatest short-story writers of all time and seen as one of the initiators of the detective, horror and science-fiction genres.
