Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Here are twenty-five of Poe's most famous short stories, illustrated by one of the masters of modern graphic art. Their titles alone are enough to make to fill the imagination with feelings of apprehension and dread: titles such as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Gold Bug, to name but a few.<br/><br/>Although a tragic figure, dying at the age of forty, Edgar Allan Poe nevertheless left behind a wealth of material unique in the annals of literature. Nobody, before or since, has managed to emulate his genius, capable of sending shivers down the stiffest spine. Who else could summon up the terror of impending death as effectively as Poe does in The Pit and the Pendulum?<br/><br/>In their evocation of the uncanny and their skillful mingling of supernatural horror and suspense, these tales deserve a place in every library and can be guaranteed to enthral readers of all ages.<br/><br/>Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is still regarded as one of our greatest illustrators. The attention he gave to detail is as noteworthy as is his miraculous harmony of tone and colour. He illustrated many major works including The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book and The Compleat Angler. This present book is a reissue of the illustrated edition first published by Harrap in 1935.