The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings Poems, Tales, Essays, and Reviews

by Poe, Edgar Allan; Galloway, David

• ISBN13: 9780141439815
• ISBN10: 0141439815
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-29
• Publisher: Penguin Classics

Summary

This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates his intense interests 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. In 'The Tell Tale Heart', a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as 'The Pit and the Pendulum' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate. These works display Poe's startling ability to build suspense with almost nightmarish intensity. David Galloway's introduction re-examines the myths surrounding Poe's life and reputation. This edition includes a new chronology and further reading by Tatiana Rapatzikou.

Table of Contents

Chronology	xi
Introduction	xvii
Further Reading	lvi
A Note on the Text	lix
POEMS
Stanzas	3	(2)
Sonnet -- To Science	5	(1)
Al Aaraaf	6	(12)
Romance	18	(1)
To Helen	19	(1)
Israfel	20	(2)
The City in the Sea	22	(2)
The Sleeper	24	(2)
Lenore	26	(2)
The Valley of Unrest	28	(1)
The Raven	29	(5)
Ulalume	34	(3)
For Annie	37	(4)
A Valentine	41	(1)
Annabel Lee	42	(2)
The Bells	44	(4)
Eldorado	48	(3)
TALES
MS. Found in a Bottle	51	(11)
Ligeia	62	(17)
The Man that was Used Up	79	(11)
The Fall of the House of Usher	90	(20)
William Wilson	110	(21)
The Man of the Crowd	131	(10)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue	141	(36)
A Descent into the Maelstrom	177	(17)
Eleonora	194	(7)
The Oval Portrait	201	(4)
The Masque of the Red Death	205	(7)
The Pit and the Pendulum	212	(16)
The Tell-Tale Heart	228	(6)
The Gold-Bug	234	(37)
The Black Cat	271	(10)
The Purloined Letter	281	(20)
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar	301	(9)
The Cask of Amontillado	310	(7)
Hop-Frog	317	(12)
ESSAYS AND REVIEWS
Letter to B---	329	(7)
Georgia Scenes	336	(7)
The Drake--Halleck Review (excerpts)	343	(18)
Watkins Tottle	361	(3)
The Philosophy of Furniture	364	(7)
Wyandotte	371	(12)
Music	383	(1)
Time and Space	384	(3)
Twice-Told Tales	387	(11)
The American Drama (excerpts)	398	(30)
Hazlitt	428	(2)
The Philosophy of Composition	430	(13)
Song-Writing	443	(4)
On Imagination	447	(1)
The Veil of the Soul	448	(1)
The Poetic Principle (excerpts)	449	(16)
Notes	465