The Penguin Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Book excerpt: The Fall of the House of Usher The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Pit and Pendulum The Tell-Tale Heart The Raven The Masque of the Red Death And over 120 other stories and poems Edgar Allan Poe wrote some of the first as well as the finest stories of dark and macabre mystery ever to blacken a page with ink. His tales of terror and suspense continue to leave readers the world over wide-eyed and shivering with fright, unable to put down a book their clenched fingers so tightly grasp. This is the ultimate Poe collection, featuring every story and poem he wrote. It probes the depths of the human psyche. It will chill and enthrall. But above all it is story after story that you will never be able to forget. No matter how hard you try.