Complete Tales and Poems

Written by Poe

Narrated by David Miles and Michael Goodrick

Edgar Allan Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Although best known for his short stories, Edgar Allan Poe was by nature and choice a poet. From his exquisite lyric "To Helen," to his immortal masterpieces, "Annabel Lee," "The Bells," and "The Raven," Poe stands beside the celebrated English romantic poets Shelley, Byron, and Keats, and his haunting, sensuous poetic vision profoundly influenced the Victorian giants Swinburne, Tennyson, and Rossetti.

Today his dark side speaks eloquently to contemporary reader in poems such as "The Haunted Palace" and "The Conqueror Worm," with their powerful images of madness and the macabre. But even at the end of his life, Poe reached out to his art for comfort and courage, giving us in "Eldorado" a talisman to hold during our darkest moments—a timeless gift from a great American writer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
• Release date: Feb 27, 2020

Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery during his lifetime and is now widely held to be a central figure of Romanticism and gothic horror in American literature. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, was expelled from West Point for gambling, and later became a well-regarded literary critic and editor. The Raven, published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain mysterious circumstances and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviews for Complete Tales and Poems

[Andrew Farnsworth · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

All killer, no filler. I watched Pale Blue Eye on Netflix where the EA Poe character plays Watson to the main characters Holmes to solve a series of grisly murders in a New York military school and it inspired to read to some of his works. This audiobooks seems to have his greatest hits, Murder at the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Telltale Heart, The Raven, The Fall of the House of Ushers as well as other stories and Poems. A great beginners guide, read in a pleasing tone

[Kid · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Voice is actually great, but there seem to be slight inaccuracies here and there.