The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe: 70 Tales of Horror, Mystery, Illusion & Humor (Illustrated)
Enriched edition. Tales of Macabre Gothic Horror & Psychological DepthBy Edgar Allan Poe
Length56h 2m
About this audiobook
In "The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe," readers are invited into a labyrinth of human emotion and experience through 70 tales that span horror, mystery, illusion, and humor. Poe's literary style masterfully navigates the grotesque and the sublime, employing intricate narratives that blend gothic elements with psychological depth. Each story, meticulously crafted, showcases his innovative use of language and atmosphere, reflecting his significant influence on the gothic genre and the emerging field of psychological horror in the 19th century. This illustrated edition enhances the reading experience, providing vivid artistic interpretations that resonate with Poe's dark and whimsical themes. Edgar Allan Poe, a pivotal figure in American literature, is renowned for his exploration of the macabre and the human psyche. His tumultuous life, marked by personal tragedies and struggles with mental health, profoundly shaped his writing. Poe's unique position at the crossroads of Romanticism and American realism allowed him to delve into themes of mortality, madness, and the complexity of human emotions, making his works deeply resonant and timeless. For readers seeking a profound engagement with the darker facets of humanity, "The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe" is essential. This collection not only serves as a cornerstone of American literature but also invites readers to reflect on their own emotions and fears through Poe's unflinching lens.
In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for 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
GenreHorror, Mystery and Thriller
Length56 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 16, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
45The Island of the Fay
2Introduction
46The Landscape Garden
3Author Biography
47Morning on the Wissahiccon
4Historical Context
48The Domain of Arnheim
5Synopsis (Selection)
49Landor’s Cottage
Show all chaptersShow less
6The Murders in the Rue Morgue
50The Duc de l'Omelette
7The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
51A Tale of Jerusalem
8The Purloined Letter
52Loss of Breath (A Decided Loss)
9The Gold-Bug
53Bon-Bon (The Bargain Lost)
10Thou Art the Man
54Lionizing
11The Man of the Crowd
55King Pest
12The Tell-Tale Heart
56Four Beasts in One (The Homo-Cameleopard)
13The Fall of the House of Usher
57How to Write a Blackwood Article
14The Cask of Amontillado
58A Predicament (The Scythe of Time)
15The Black Cat
59The Devil in the Belfry
16The Masque of the Red Death
60The Man That Was Used Up
17The Pit and the Pendulum
61The Business Man (Peter Pendulum)
18Ligeia
62Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling
19The Oval Portrait (Life in Death)
63Never Bet the Devil Your Head
20A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
64Three Sundays in a Week (A Succession of Sundays)
21Eleonora
65Diddling (Raising the Wind)
22A Dream
66The Angel of the Odd
23Metzengerstein
67The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq.
24The Assignation
68Mellonta Tauta
25Berenice
69Von Kempelen and His Discovery
26Morella
70X-ing a Paragrab
27The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall
71The Power of Words
28William Wilson
72The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion
29The Imp of the Perverse
73The Colloquy of Monos and Una
30Hop-Frog (Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs)
74Shadow
31The Light-House
75Silence
32Ms. Found in a Bottle
76The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (pt. 1)
33A Descent into the Maelstrom
77The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (pt. 2)
34The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
78The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (pt. 3)
35The Balloon-Hoax
79The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (pt. 4)
36Mesmeric Revelation
80Biography
37The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade
81The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard (pt. 1)
38Some Words with a Mummy
82The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard (pt. 2)
39Mystification
83The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard (pt. 3)
40The Premature Burial
84The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard (pt. 4)
41The Oblong Box
85The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard (pt. 5)
42The Spectacles
86Analysis
43The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether
87Reflection
44The Sphinx
88Memorable Quotes
AFTER THE END – Dystopia Box Set: 34 Dystopias and Post-Apocalyptic WorksEdgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Jack London, Ernest Bramah, Jonathan Swift, Cleveland Moffett, Sinclair Lewis, Anthony Trollope, Richard Jefferies, Samuel Butler, Edward Bellamy, Aldous Huxley, Ignatius Donnelly, Owen Gregory, H. G. Wells, C. S. Lewis, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Fred M. White, George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Edwin A. Abbott, Arthur Dudley Vinton, Hugh Benson, Yevgeny Zamyatin267h 54m$1 · $0.00
El pozo y el pénduloEdgar Allan Poe2h 3m$2 · $0.00
La filosofía de la decoraciónEdgar Allan Poe, Pablo Chiuminatto2h 8m$11 · $0.00
The Cask of AmontilladoEdgar Allan Poe1h 30m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe108h 28m$1 · $0.00
El cuervoEdgar Allan Poe8m$1 · $0.00
The Best Tales of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe5h 21m$1 · $0.00
DAWN OF THE APOCALYPSEEdgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Jack London, Ernest Bramah, Jonathan Swift, Cleveland Moffett, Anthony Trollope, Richard Jefferies, William Dean Howells, Ayn Rand, Samuel Butler, Milo Hastings, Edward Bellamy, Fritz Leiber, Irving E. Cox, Philip Francis Nowlan, Richard Stockham, Ignatius Donnelly, Owen Gregory, H. G. Wells, E. M. Forster, Fred M. White, Mary Shelley, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, George Griffith, Edwin A. Abbott, Arthur Dudley Vinton, Gertrude Barrows Bennett, Hugh Benson974h 8m$1 · $0.00
13 RelatosEdgar Allan Poe8h 33m$4 · $0.00
Histoires extraordinairesEdgar Allan Poe11h 39m$1 · $0.00
EDGAR ALLAN POE: 72 Short Stories and Novels & 80+ Poems; Including Essays, Letters & Biography (Illustrated)Edgar Allan Poe108h 43m$2 · $0.00
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Essays, Literary Studies, Criticism, Cryptography & Autography, Translations, Letters and Other Non-Fiction WorksEdgar Allan Poe55h 52m$1 · $0.00
El escarabajo de oroEdgar Allan Poe2h 50m$2 · $0.00
The Conchologist's First BookEdgar Allan Poe, Thomas Brown6h 22m$2 · $0.00
Los mejores cuentos de Edgar Allan Poe (con índice activo)Edgar Allan Poe5h 9m$1 · $0.00
Edgar Allan Poe - Ultimate CollectionEdgar Allan Poe108h 44m$2 · $0.00
PoemasEdgar Allan Poe2h 33m$2 · $0.00
El cuervoEdgar Allan Poe8m$2 · $0.00
GOTHIC & HORROR - Edgar Allan Poe Edition (Illustrated)Edgar Allan Poe20h 12m$2 · $0.00
Glacier's EdgeR. A. Salvatore13h 44m$33 · $0.00
Haint BlueStephanie Alexander11h 55m$23
Good OmensNeil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett12h 33m$33 · $0.00
Dark of NightJonathan Maberry, Rachael Lavin4h 59m$20 · $0.00
The Renegade HunterLynsay Sands10h 7m$29 · $0.00
The Fall of the House of CabalJonathan L. Howard14h 54m$23
Under Western Eyes (Unabridged Deluxe Edition)Joseph Conrad35h 39m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of E. F. Benson (Illustrated)E. F. Benson335h 9m$1 · $0.00
All I Want for Christmas Is a VampireKerrelyn Sparks10h 27m$29 · $0.00
Corpus HermeticumHermes Trismegistus3h 43m$7 · $0.00
LambChristopher Moore15h 22m$33 · $0.00
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë21h 2m$2 · $0.00
The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty12h 52m5 (2)$8 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Mary ShelleyMary Shelley128h 25m$2 · $0.00
Twice TemptedJeaniene Frost8h 17m$26 · $0.00
Between Two FiresChristopher Buehlman14h 25m$23
1984George Orwell12h 18m$25 · $0.00
Anna Karenina (Louise Maude's Translation)Leo Tolstoy41h 8m$2 · $0.00
The Collected WorksJosephine Tey66h 11m$2 · $0.00
Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireGreg Keyes8h 31m$23
The Natchez Burning TrilogyGreg Iles96h 18m$53 · $0.00
The ReunionJana Deleon6h 31m$26 · $0.00
Animal 3K’wan6h 33m$20
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Novels & Stories (4 Novels + 56 Short Stories)Arthur Conan Doyle71h 53m$2 · $0.00
To Hold and ProtectSandra Owens7h 59m$8 · $0.00
The Last StrawSharon Sala9h 1m$29 · $0.00
Savy WisdomPeggy McColl2h 53m$15
Raymond Chandler – Ultimate Mystery CollectionRaymond Chandler82h 8m$2 · $0.00
3 a.m. Premium: Books 1–5Nick Pirog15h 27m$25
The Labyrinth of the SpiritsCarlos Ruiz Zafon27h 55m$53 · $0.00
Sign of the MakerBrian Shea7h 13m$17
Will Trent: Books 5–7Karin Slaughter42h$53 · $0.00
No Sin UnpunishedLynDee Walker7h 43m$17
Sherlock HolmesMade for Success14h 22m$25
Sons of War 4: SoldiersNicholas Sansbury Smith, Tom Abrahams12h 54m$25
Murder in the TowerRoy Lewis8h 23m$20
Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Stories and PoemsEdgar Allan Poe60h 1m$68 · $0.00
The Lord Peter Wimsey Collection: Books 1-6Dorothy L. Sayers46h 10m$135 · $0.00
Glen AffricKarine Giebel22h 51m$46 · $0.00
JAMES BOND 007 Complete CollectionIan Fleming102h 37m$2 · $0.00
You may also like
EDGAR ALLAN POE: 72 Short Stories and Novels & 80+ Poems; Including Essays, Letters & Biography (Illustrated)Edgar Allan Poe108h 43m$2 · $0.00
POE'S MYSTERIES: Complete Murder Mysteries, Thriller Tales & Detective Stories (Illustrated)Edgar Allan Poe12h 37m$1 · $0.00
Edgar Allan Poe - Ultimate Collection: 160+ Short Stories, Novels & Poems (Including Essays & Letters)Edgar Allan Poe106h 47m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Stories & Poems of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe61h 22m$1 · $0.00
Murder Mystery Collection for ChristmasCharles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Cheney Train, Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Robert Barr, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Wilkie Collins, O. Henry, Saki, Fergus Hume, Edgar Wallace, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, R. Austin Freeman, J. M. Barrie, G. K. Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Fred M. White, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Emmuska Orczy, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford54h 54m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated Edition)Edgar Allan Poe61h 22m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe108h 28m$1 · $0.00
EDGAR ALLAN POE: 72 Short Stories and Novels & 80+ Poems; Including Essays, Letters & Biography (Illustrated)Edgar Allan Poe106h 45m$2 · $0.00
The Curious Mysteries of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated Edition)Edgar Allan Poe13h 45m$1 · $0.00
By My HandMaurizio de Giovanni10h 32m$20
The Tragedy of the Silver MoonArthur Gask8h 33m$2 · $0.00
Murder Mysteries for the Holiday SeasonArthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, R. Austin Freeman, Fred M. White, Arthur Cheney Train, Edgar Wallace, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, O. Henry, Emmuska Orczy, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Saki, Sabine Baring-Gould, M. R. James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, Fergus Hume, Leonard Kip, Lucie E. Jackson, Catherine Crowe, William Douglas O'Connor, John Kendrick Bangs, Louisa M. Alcott, Frank R. Stockton, Grant Allen, James Bowker, Jerome K. Jerome, Florence Marryat, Katherine Rickford, J. M. Barrie, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Mary Elizabeth Braddon54h 55m$1 · $0.00
Classic Radio Spotlight: Orson Welles, Vol. 2Black Eye Entertainment7h 40m$17
The Essential Edgar Allan Poe CollectionEdgar Allan Poe15h 59m$27 · $0.00
Classic Radio’s Greatest Shows, Vol. 5Black Eye Entertainment7h 41m$20
THE GREAT BRITISH DETECTIVES - Boxed SetArthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Bramah, Arthur Morrison, Thomas W. Hanshew, Edgar Wallace, J. S. Fletcher, R. Austin Freeman, G. K. Chesterton, H. C. McNeile, Victor L. Whitechurch, Annie Haynes, Rober Barr672h 47m$2 · $0.00
Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Stories and PoemsEdgar Allan Poe60h 1m$68 · $0.00
The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe40h 35m$1 · $0.00
Best of "The Strand Magazine"Andrew F. Gulli, Lamia J. Gulli14h 24m$27
The Thousandth WomanE. W. Hornung3h 34m$2.30