Tales of the Supernatural (Oneworld Classics)

A Murderer Is Forced To Reveal His Crime By The Sound Of A Beating Heart, A Mysterious Figure Wreaks Havoc Among A Party Of Noblemen During The Time Of The Plague, A Prisoner Of The Spanish Inquisition Is Tortured In The Most Barbaric Way, A Man Is Obsessed With The Fear Of Being Buried Alive--these Are Only Some Of The Memorable Characters And Stories Included In This Volume, Which Exemplify Poe's Inventiveness And Natural Talent As A Storyteller. Metzengerstein -- Ms Found In A Bottle -- Berenice -- Morella -- Ligeia -- The Devil In The Belfry -- The Fall Of The House Of Usher -- William Wilson -- The Man Of The Crowd -- The Murders In The Rue Morgue -- A Descent Into The Maelstrom -- Never Bet The Devil Your Head -- Eleonora -- The Masque Of The Red Death -- The Tell-tale Heart -- The Black Cat -- The Pit And The Pendulum -- A Tale Of The Ragged Mountains -- The Premature Burial -- The Oblong Box -- The Purloined Letter -- Some Words With A Mummy -- The Oval Portrait -- The Imp Of The Perverse -- The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar -- The Sphinx. Edgar Allan Poe. Includes Bibliographical References.