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Menu home biography summaries stories poetry timeline quotes forum gallery wordlist guestbook bookstore links credits contact. Auguste dupin, is the man the police turn to when they find themselves unable to solve a mystery. The main characters of this classics, horror story are. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. Below you can find the original full text in english of the short story the black cat by edgar allan poe. This selection specially chosen by the literary critic august nemo, contains the following stories. This collection of edgar allan poe s short stories and poems is perhaps the most definitive that you are going to come across and it is the reason that i am satisfied with owning just this collection and nothing more. The works of edgar allan poe volume 4 edgar allan poe 769 downloads. While poe is known for his dark tales there are some short stories that are truly intriguing. His skillfully wrought tales and poems convey with passionate intensity the mysterious, dreamlike, and often macabre forces that pervaded his sensibility. The first edition of the novel was published in 1979, and was written by edgar allan poe. One of the greatest writers of the gothic fantastic, poes dark, masterful stories inspired a generation of writers. Edgar allan poe has great poems, but his short stories have great style and the perfect level of creepiness for the fall atmosphere.
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