Prose Tales
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Excerpt from The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Notwithstanding this representation, I did not make up my mind to do as he suggested. He afterward proposed (finding that I would not stir in the matter) that I should allow him to draw up, in his own words, a narrative of the earlier portion of my adventures, from facts afforded by myself, publishing it in the Southern Messenger under the garb of fiction. To this, perceivmg no objection, I consented, stipulating only that my real name should show more be retained. Two numbers of the pretended fiction appeared, consequently, in the Messenger for January and February and, in order that it might certainly be regarded as fiction, the name of Mr. Poe was affixed to the arti cles in the table of contents of the magazine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show lessTags
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This slim volume contains a subset of Poe's prose tales, selected by the publisher as representative of his best works. There's a brief introduction by Lowell, and a sweet homage in the publisher's note at the beginning, noting that the selections are from the 1850 edition published by Mrs. Clemm, "Poe's faithful mother-in-law and good angel."
It contains:
The Fall of the House of Usher
Ligeia
The Gold Bug
The Black Cat
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Purloined Letter
The Masque of the Red Death
M.S. Found in a Bottle
A Descent Into the Maelstrom
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
(That last terrified me when a read it, as a young girl.)
It contains:
The Fall of the House of Usher
Ligeia
The Gold Bug
The Black Cat
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Purloined Letter
The Masque of the Red Death
M.S. Found in a Bottle
A Descent Into the Maelstrom
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
(That last terrified me when a read it, as a young girl.)
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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. In 1827, he enlisted in the United States Army and his first collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems, was published. In 1835, he became the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. Over the next ten years, Poe would edit a number of literary journals including the show more Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. It was during these years that he established himself as a poet, a short story writer, and an editor. His works include The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Raven. He struggle with depression and alcoholism his entire life and died on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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