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Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Edgar Allan Poe

  • 382 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 1902
  • 27 editions
  • Free to read
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1 About this book

Tales of Mystery and Imagination, London: George Harrap and New York: Brentanos, 1919. (This famous and frequently copied collection features elaborate illustrations by Harry Clarke. The original edition comprised 24 black and white illustrations, plus front cover and spine illustration and 10 decorative tailpieces. The book was so well received that it was reissued in 1923 with 8 additional illustrations in full color. It was reprinted in New York by Tudor in 1933, 1935, 1936 and 1939.

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  • Horror
  • Classics
  • Crime
  • Crime fiction
  • Mystery
  • Aristocracy (Social class)
  • First-person narrative
  • Gothic fiction

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3 About Edgar Allan Poe

1809–1849

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature.

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