The Essential Poe

The Essential Poe gathers the most thrilling and enthralling of Poes poems and short stories including The Cask of Amontillado The Tell-Tale Heart The Fall of the House of Usher The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Black Cat and The Raven as well as two illuminating essays on the nature of poetry and the art of storytelling. Sweeping yet concise this new edition offers an engaging introduction written specifically for contemporary readers pivotal excerpts from French poet Charles Baudelaires path-breaking essays on Poe and a detailed biographical timeline of Poes brief turbulent life.