Tales of Terror (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
by Edgar Allan Poe
On This Page
Description
Presents three chilling tales adapted for easy reading.Tags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
The illustrations of The Raven are terrible. Unpleasant to see. Which is odd because the cover artwork for the same story is awesome! “Never Bet the Devil Your Head” is also awfully illustrated. Blech. And the text font for that story is virtually unreadable! It was super frustrating.
Of course, the stories are all top notch, the legible stories! It's Poe from crimeny's sake! But when the artwork is bad, it's super distracting and takes away from the genius of the author! Good to read at Halloween, if you can get through the muddle and mess.
Of course, the stories are all top notch, the legible stories! It's Poe from crimeny's sake! But when the artwork is bad, it's super distracting and takes away from the genius of the author! Good to read at Halloween, if you can get through the muddle and mess.
The Tell Tale Heart - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
Hop Frog - A much mistreated and abused dwarf jester in an unnamed royal court devises a brutal revenge for the injustices done him. He convinces the king and seven of his friends to dress up as orangutans during a masque. Then he hoists them by a chain to the chandelier and lights them on fire. In the resulting pandemonium, he escapes and is never seen again.
Murders in the Rue Morgue - The unnamed narrator makes an unlikely friend and roommate in an amateur detective. Shortly after they take up residence together, a strange and brutal murder occurs in Paris. Using an show more unbroken series of logical deductions, the detective solves the crimes and catches the guilty party - it's an orangutan.
Masque of the Red Death - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
The Pit and the Pendulum - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
Fall of the House of Usher - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
The Black Cat - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
The Cask of Amontillado - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection. show less
Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
Hop Frog - A much mistreated and abused dwarf jester in an unnamed royal court devises a brutal revenge for the injustices done him. He convinces the king and seven of his friends to dress up as orangutans during a masque. Then he hoists them by a chain to the chandelier and lights them on fire. In the resulting pandemonium, he escapes and is never seen again.
Murders in the Rue Morgue - The unnamed narrator makes an unlikely friend and roommate in an amateur detective. Shortly after they take up residence together, a strange and brutal murder occurs in Paris. Using an show more unbroken series of logical deductions, the detective solves the crimes and catches the guilty party - it's an orangutan.
Masque of the Red Death - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
The Pit and the Pendulum - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
Fall of the House of Usher - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
The Black Cat - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection.
The Cask of Amontillado - Also contained in The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection. show less
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
3,811+ Works 107,473 Members
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
Common Knowledge
- Disambiguation notice
- Stories by Poe, adapted by Martin for younger readers.
Classifications
- Genre
- Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips
- LCC
- PZ7 .M36353 .E — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 75
- Popularity
- 421,004
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.71)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
- 5
