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A review by selenareads
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
I haven’t read all of this collection as Poe’s work is one I find best to come back to at different times. This bind-up includes:
Tales:
MS. Found In A Bottle - 2 stars
A Descent Into the Maelstrom - 2 stars
The Gold-Bug - 2 stars
The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar - 4 stars
The Murders In Rue Morgue - 3 stars—the mystery was weird but Dupin is SUCH a fun character to follow lol
The Fall Of the House Of Usher - 4 stars
The Purloined Letter - 3 stars—again, Dupin is so funny
The Tell-Tale Heart - 4 stars
The Black Cat - 3 stars
The Imp Of the Perverse
The Premature Burial
The Cask Of Amontillado - 2 stars. What even is this story
The Pit and the Pendulum - 2 stars. This one bores me soooo much
The Masque Of the Red Death - 4.5 stars — my favorite so far !!
The Man of the Crowd
Hop-Frog
William Wilson
Ligeia - 3 stars
Morella
Mertzengerstein
The Narrative Of A. Gordon Pym
Poems:
Tamerlane — I loved this more this time
To Helen — a favorite!!
The Raven — a favorite!!
Ulalume
Annabel Lee — a favorite!!
The Bells — a favorite!!
The Conqueror Worm
The City in the Sea
A Dream Within A Dream — my favorite!!!
Eldorado — a favorite!!
I’d read all of Poe’s poetry, but none of his short stories. I really enjoyed some of his stories, and some I enjoyed less. I loved reading some of the works that went onto inspire later classics (Poe’s Inspector Dupin inspired Sherlock Holmes). Reading the man who inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, and the genres of mystery and horror as we know them was really cool. But to tell the truth, reading Poe’s poetry is always my favorite. I don’t think his prose illustrates his way with words as well as his poetry does. I can’t wait to explore more of his works!
Tales:
MS. Found In A Bottle - 2 stars
A Descent Into the Maelstrom - 2 stars
The Gold-Bug - 2 stars
The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar - 4 stars
The Murders In Rue Morgue - 3 stars—the mystery was weird but Dupin is SUCH a fun character to follow lol
The Fall Of the House Of Usher - 4 stars
The Purloined Letter - 3 stars—again, Dupin is so funny
The Tell-Tale Heart - 4 stars
The Black Cat - 3 stars
The Imp Of the Perverse
The Premature Burial
The Cask Of Amontillado - 2 stars. What even is this story
The Pit and the Pendulum - 2 stars. This one bores me soooo much
The Masque Of the Red Death - 4.5 stars — my favorite so far !!
The Man of the Crowd
Hop-Frog
William Wilson
Ligeia - 3 stars
Morella
Mertzengerstein
The Narrative Of A. Gordon Pym
Poems:
Tamerlane — I loved this more this time
To Helen — a favorite!!
The Raven — a favorite!!
Ulalume
Annabel Lee — a favorite!!
The Bells — a favorite!!
The Conqueror Worm
The City in the Sea
A Dream Within A Dream — my favorite!!!
Eldorado — a favorite!!
I’d read all of Poe’s poetry, but none of his short stories. I really enjoyed some of his stories, and some I enjoyed less. I loved reading some of the works that went onto inspire later classics (Poe’s Inspector Dupin inspired Sherlock Holmes). Reading the man who inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, and the genres of mystery and horror as we know them was really cool. But to tell the truth, reading Poe’s poetry is always my favorite. I don’t think his prose illustrates his way with words as well as his poetry does. I can’t wait to explore more of his works!