Tales from Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe
Tales from Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe
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Tales from Edgar Allan Poe
Volume 1

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Grover Gardner, Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/27/2025

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Here is a collection of some of his best stories: "The Cask of Amontillado", "Annabel Lee", "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains", and "Morella". Don't miss the other volumes of Tales from Edgar Allan Poe! ©2011 Listen & Live Audio, Inc. (P)2011 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vicente on May 07, 2018

Una obra maestra. El denominado como primer autor del terror escribió una gran colección de relatos variados que incluyen desde torturas, el diablo, venganzas, espiritus que no descansan, fuerzas desatadas de la naturaleza, dobles fantasmales,ect. Son tantos los temas que se tocan en este volumen de......more

Goodreads review by Juan on February 10, 2017

Este comentario se refiere a “Cuentos, 1” y “Cuentos, 2” de Alianza Editorial, España, traducción y notas de Julio Cortázar. Este par de libros contiene la totalidad de los cuentos que escribiera Edgar Allan Poe a lo largo de su vida, sesenta y siete. El primer libro contiene treinta y tres cuentos y......more

Goodreads review by Elessar on January 09, 2020

4/5 Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) no necesita presentación, dada su presencia en el imaginario colectivo de prácticamente toda la sociedad, incluida la no aficionada a la lectura (ellos se lo pierden). Es autor de algunos de los principales -obras maestras, a mi juicio- relatos de terror, como so......more

Goodreads review by Micky on May 28, 2014

De más está decir que Edgar Allan Poe es el verdadero maestro del horror (y no Stephen King). Sus relatos están cargados de insanía y oscuridad. ¿Pero qué hace a esta edición distinta de otras? Que ha sido prologada y traducida por el maestro Julio Cortázar que ha sabido ordenarlos por temática y no......more

Goodreads review by Ivan on February 15, 2021

N'hi ha molts que m'agraden molt i això fa que puntuï aquest volum amb 5 estrelles. N'hi ha, però, que no tant. Aquí estan tots els relats de terror, els sobrenaturals, els metafísics i els analítics; és a dir, els seus relats més reeixits. Cada cop m'agraden més "El gat negre", "Manuscrit trobat en......more

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