The Best of Poe

Download or Read eBook The Best of Poe PDF written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Best of Poe
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Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9781580493871
ISBN-13 : 1580493874
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Book Synopsis The Best of Poe by : Edgar Allan Poe

Book excerpt: This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic? includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Poe's allusions and complicated vocabulary.Edgar Allan Poe'his name conjures up thoughts of hearts beating long after their owners are dead, of disease and plague amid wealth, of love that extends beyond the grave, and of black ravens who utter only one word. The richness of Poe's writing, however, includes much more than horror, loss, and death.Alive with hypnotic sounds and mesmerizing rhythms, his poetry captures both the splendor and devastation of love, life, and death. His stories teem with irony and black humor, in addition to plot twists and surprise endings. Living by their own rules and charged with passion, Poe's characters are instantly recognizable'even though we may be appalled by their actions, we understand their motivations.The thirty-three selections in The Best of Poe highlight his unique qualities. Discover for yourself the mysterious allure and genius of Edgar Allan Poe, who remains one of America's most popular and important authors, even more than 150 years after his death.


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