The Pit and the Pendulum
The Essential Poe
$37.01
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
23 June 2009
Summary
This selection of Poe’s critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind.
- The Fall of the House of Usher: Describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past.
- The Tell Tale Heart: A murderer’s insane delusions threaten to betray him.
- The Pit and the Pendulum: Explores extreme states of decadence, fear and hate.
- The Cask of Amontillado: Explores extreme states of decadence, fear and hate.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141190624 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141190620 |
| Author: | Edgar Allan Poe, Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 23 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Audience Age: | 14-18 |
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49)
Although dissipated in his youth and plagued by mental instability towards the end of his life, Boston-born Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) had a variety of occupations including service in the US army and magazine editor, as well as his remarkable literary output.
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd is a well known writer and historian. He has been the literary editor of The Spectator and chief book reviewer for The Times, as well as writing several highly acclaimed books including a biography of Dickens and London: The Biography. He resides in London and his most recent highly acclaimed work is Thames: Sacred River.
Harland Miller
Harland Miller is both a writer and an artist, practising both roles over a peripatetic career in both Europe and America. In 2001 Miller produced a series of paintings based on the dust jackets of Penguin books. Miller was the Writer in Residence at the ICA for 2002 and over the course of his residence he programmed a number of events drawing from his experience in literature and fine art, which included a season devoted to the ongoing influence and legacy of Edgar Allen Poe. He is the author of Slow down Arthur, Stick to Thirty and First I was Afraid, I was Petrified.
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