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Title: Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe ISBN: 0-394-71678-7 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 September, 1975 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.52 (27 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: scary stories... poe sho
Comment: The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe is a collection of all of Poe's work. It has 73 tales in all, including stories, poems, essays, criticism, and journalistic writings. If you are looking for a good scare, this book is right up your alley. Pick from "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Cask of Amontillado", and many more. "The Bells" and "Annabel Lee" are two of the poems in the book. Poe's great descriptive ability is shown in this collection and the tales will send a chill down your spine no matter how many times you read them. I would definitely recommend this book, but beware the vocabulary, it is pretty tough. But don't just take my word for it...
Rating: 4
Summary: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know and a Bit More
Comment: This edition of Poe's literary output is the latest incarnation of the original 'Complete Tales & Poems' which cam out in 1938 by by Vintage Press. It has thus served several generations of students and Poe lovers. It's longevity is proof of it's basic quality and integrity. For the record, it also includes Poe's two essays, 'The Poetic Principal' and 'The Rationale of Verse.'
If you want a 'complete in one volume' approach. This is it.
Truth be told, there are a few technical drawbacks to this edition. The first is size. A thousand pages is a lot to deal with. I always feel clumsy reading it. The other big drawback is print size. I am well into the time of life when tiny print is getting difficult to read. Nor do I like narrow margins.
But really, I don't think one can argue about the sheer quantity of good literature for a reasonable price. It can be read, marked up, dragged around and have coffee spilled on it without ever making its owner feel the least bit guilty. Most of the Poe readers of the world will just love this book. Me, I'm a bit wierd. I would rather have a nice leather bound set of the complete works, rather than just the fiction and poetry, a bit slimmer to hand and easier to read. Considering that that would cost over 20 times the price of this paperback I intend to remain satisfied with this even if it kills me.
Rating: 5
Summary: one of the best
Comment: What an incredible deal. Look at the number of pages for such a low price.
Poe captured, better than most, the deepest fears and visions of the human race through profound, elegant words. His personal addictions and tragedies only lent more credibility to the thoughts expressed in his stories.
Amazing stuff, indeed.
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Title: Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe by Edgar Allen Poe ISBN: 0743467469 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Edgar A Poe : Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance by Kenneth Silverman ISBN: 0060923318 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 04 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ISBN: 0517220784 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe by Edgar Allan Poe ISBN: 0385074077 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 15 August, 1984 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Investigation by Peter Weiss, Jon Swan, Ulu Grosbard ISBN: 0871293404 Publisher: Dramatic Pub Co Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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