EDGAR ALLAN POE föddes i Boston 1809. Efter korta försök inom universitetsvärlden och militären började han verka som litteraturkritiker och författare. Han debuterade med romanen Gordon Pyms äventyr [1838], men det var i novellerna som Poes sällsamma stil verkligen kom till sin rätt. Han dog i Baltimore 1849.
Edgar Allan Poe • The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories
Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic horror stories have set a standard for the ages. As original as they are bizarre, they captivate the reader with a mixture of beauty, terror, and wonder. Buried secrets come to the surface, while other things – and people – are pulled down by the whirlpools of the soul.
This collection includes Poe’s most famous stories, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher,’ ‘The Black Cat,’ ‘The Pit and the Pendulum,’ ‘The Gold Bug,’ and many more, and concludes with his fateful poem ‘The Raven.’