SCI-FI & FANTASY COLLECTION – Tales of Illusion & Supernatural (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Supernatural and sci-fi tales of time travel, resurrection, and the macabreBy Edgar Allan Poe
Length11h 28m
About this audiobook
SCI-FI & FANTASY COLLECTION – Tales of Illusion & Supernatural gathers Edgar Allan Poe's speculative imagination at its most uncanny, presenting tales in which mesmerism, premature burial, cosmic voyage, haunted consciousness, and metaphysical terror become instruments of inquiry. Poe's prose is at once exacting and fevered: logical structures frame delirious visions, while Gothic inheritance is transformed into proto-science fiction and psychological fantasy. The illustrations enhance the collection's atmosphere, inviting readers to see the strange architectures of fear and wonder that underlie his narrative art. Edgar Allan Poe, born in 1809 and shaped by orphanhood, poverty, editorial labor, and personal loss, wrote from within the pressures of a rapidly modernizing nineteenth-century America. His fascination with science, cryptography, sensational journalism, and the unstable depths of the mind informed his distinctive experiments in form. Poe's work anticipates detective fiction, modern horror, and speculative literature, revealing an author who treated imagination as both artistic method and philosophical investigation. This volume is highly recommended for readers seeking the origins of modern supernatural and speculative storytelling. It will reward admirers of Gothic fiction, students of literary history, and anyone drawn to fiction where reason confronts mystery and the ordinary world opens onto the abyss.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, Horror
Length11 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 11, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1SCI-FI & FANTASY COLLECTION – Tales of Illusion & Supernatural (Illustrated) (Annotated)
15Mellonta Tauta
2Introduction
16Mystification
3Author Biography
17The Premature Burial
4Historical Context
18The Oblong Box
5Synopsis (Selection)
19The Spectacles
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6Ms. Found in a Bottle
20The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether
7The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
21The Sphinx
8A Descent into the Maelstrom
22Von Kempelen and His Discovery
9The Balloon-Hoax
23The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion
10Mesmeric Revelation
24The Colloquy of Monos and Una
11The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade
25Analysis
12Some Words with a Mummy
26Reflection
13A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
27Memorable Quotes
14The Power of Words
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