The Best of Edgar Allan Poe: 32 of the most popular short stories

Written by Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

Twenty hours of the very best of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories:

The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaal
The Gold Bug
The Balloon Hoax
Von Kempelen and his discovery
Mesmeric Revelation
The Facts in the case of M Valdemar
The Thousand and Second Tale of Sheherazade
MS Found in a bottle
A Descent into the Maelström
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Purloined Letter
The Black Cat
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Premature Burial
The Masque of the Red Death
The Cask of Amontillado
The Imp of the Perverse
The Island of the Fay
The Oval Portrait
The Assignation
The Telltale Heart
The Domain of Arnheim
Landor's Cottage
William Wilson
Berenice
Eleonora
Ligeia
Morella
Metzengerstein
A Tale of the Ragged Mountains

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Jul 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781467669283

Edgar Allan Poe

New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, with appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Department of Economics. He has also held a visiting professorship at MIT’s Media Lab. He has appeared on CNN and CNBC, and is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s Marketplace. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.

Reviews for The Best of Edgar Allan Poe

[caffeinated_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not a big fan of his poetry, but he's number one on my list for fiction writers. The book itself is what brings the mark down a bit; the pages are bound with glue (as opposed to string). (3 1/2)

[john257hopper · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Views on a fee of the stories within:Purloined LetterI read this because it is one of the books on the 1001 Books You Must Read List. It's clear why it's on there - a clear antecedent of Sherlock Holmes in almost every respect.

[cassiebash · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It took me over a year to complete, but I read every work in this book eventually. Everyone who likes Poe has their favorites, so it may be cheaper and more convenient to purchase a not-so-complete book for those who aren't die-hard Poe fans. Even I will probably never read the essays again, though I've read "Mask of the Red Death", "The Black Cat", and many others over and over again. There are plenty of Poe compilations out there, however, so if you're just looking for a basic collection, and want to skip some of his drier works like his essays, that may be a better way to go.