A review by rebecca68
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

5.0

“‘Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!’
Quoth the Raven, ’Nevermore’”


edgar, you spooky bitch, you have captured my heart and pervaded my nightmares. this collection is deliciously written, with haunting contemplations on the darker side of human nature.

fav short stories and poems include:
◦ a descent into the maesltröm
◦ the fall of the house of usher
◦ the black cat
◦ hop-frog
◦ ligeia
◦ the raven
◦ annabel lee
◦ the conqueror worm