The Raven and Selected Short Stories

Name: The Raven and Selected Short Stories
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781470809409

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki, Bronson Pinchot

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 04/02/2012

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

The title work in this collection of ten short stories and poems is widely regarded as the most famous of Edgar Allan Poes writings. This unsettling tale in verse tells of a mans slow descent into madness as he mourns the loss of his lover. The mysterious visit of a talking raven that utters only one word sparks the mans steady decline. Now the inspiration for a major motion picture starring John Cusack, these tales of mystery and terror are here brought vividly to life by Blackstone Audio. Poe, the inventor of the modern detective story, was an expert at weaving suspense and horror into tales that thrill and chill. Included in this collection are The Raven,The Pit and the Pendulum,The Tell-Tale Heart,The Fall of the House of Usher,The Masque of the Red Death,The Cask of Amontillado,The Murders in the Rue Morgue,The Black Cat,The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar,andHop-Frog.

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 Nhi on October 23, 2019

This collection of 20 poems and tales from the master of horror Edgar Allan Poe is really the ideal read for Halloween! I have read many tales in this collection before, including Poe’s famous stories “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, “The Black Cat”, “The Fall of the House of Usher......more

Goodreads review by Tara on July 25, 2011

Of course, The Raven and Tell Tale Heart were superb, but the rest of the stories.. bit dull. Also, the videos and graphics do not work on kindle. Why make a kindle book with video if it won't work? I don't understand that.......more

Goodreads review by aPriL does feral sometimes on January 02, 2018

In this particular collection of a few of Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories, I enjoyed with much delight the following: The Raven The Fall of the House of Usher The Tell-Tale Heart The Pit and the Pendulum The Black Cat The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar The Cask of Amontillado Hop-frog The Murders of the......more

Goodreads review by Tiffani Reads on October 27, 2020

This review is for the graphic novel adaptation of five of Poe’s tales. Honestly, the graphic novel took away from the creepiness of Poe’s tales. The illustrations do nothing for these stories. I quite prefer the original non-illustrated version to this one. Original stories done by Poe are so much......more

Goodreads review by Jay on July 01, 2018

The illustrations in this are gorgeous, and suit the stories well, but Poe's works being abridged took away from them greatly. The ones I had read before in their original form felt less creepy and in depth. A good book for those who want an entry to Poe's writing and great as a graphic novel, but n......more