18 books like Selected Prose and Poetry

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Don Quijote de la Mancha Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra · 1600 · ★ 3.9 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Demanding Don Quijote de la Mancha es una novela escrita por el español Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Publicada su primera parte con el título de El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha a comienzos de 1605, es la obra más destacada de la literatura española y una de las principales de la literatura universal. En 1615 apareció su continuación con el título de Segunda parte del ingenioso caballero don… Shares: Community pick

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1965 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares: Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Abbeys, Fear Shares: Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Abbeys, Fear

The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories Leslie Shepard · 1977 · ★ 3.8 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Dickens, C. Captain Murderer. -- Poe, E.A. Pit and the Pendulum Lytton, Lord. The haunted and the haunters, or The house and the brain. -- Maupassant, G. de. The inn. -- Jerome, J.K. The dancing partner. -- Caterpillars. -- Stoker, B. The judge's house. -- Hodgson, W.H. The voice in the night. -- James, M.R. Count Magnus. -- Lovecraft, H.P. The festival. -- Hartley, L.P. The travelling grave.… Shares: Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories

Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century) Walker, Hugh · 1914 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Scott, Sir Walter. The two drovers. Wandering Willie's tale. Lamb, Charles. The witch aunt. Irving, Washington. Rip Van Winkle. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The snow image. The threefold destiny. Dr. Heidegger's experiment. Howe's masquerade. Disraeli, Benjamin. Ixion in heaven. Poe, E.A. Fall of the House of Usher. Pit and the Pendulum. Eleonora. Gaskell, Elizabeth C. The squire's story. Brown,… Shares: Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories

The Pit and the Pendulum Edgar Allan Poe · 1907 · ★ 3.9 · 33p · ≈ 1h · Challenging "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story describes his experience of being tortured. The story is especially… Shares: Spanish Inquisition, Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories

Representative Selections, With Introduction, Bibliography, And Notes Edgar Allan Poe · 1935 · 563p · ≈ 18h · Challenging 10 stories: Berenice Cask of Amontillado Eleonora Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Landor's Cottage Ligeia Ms Found in a Bottle Murders of the Rue Morgue Pit and the Pendulum 36 poems: Tamerlane Song-"I saw thee on thy bridal day" Dreams Evening star A dream within a dream The happiest day, the happiest hour The lake: to -- Sonnet- to science Al Aaraaf Romance Alone To Helen-… Shares: Pendulums, Fear, American Short stories, American Horror tales

Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay] Edgar Allan Poe · 1992 · 1024p · ≈ 34h · Challenging 71 stories: Duc De L'Omelette -- Tale of Jerusalem -- Loss of breath -- Bon-bon -- Four beasts in one -- the Homo-Cameleopard -- MS. Found in a bottle -- Assignation Unparallelled adventure of one Hans Pfaall -- Lionizing -- Shadow: A parable -- Silence — A Fable Berenice Morella -- King Pest -- Mystification -- Ligeia -- How to write a Blackwood article -- Devil in the belfry -- Man that was… Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1902 · ★ 3.6 · 412p · ≈ 13h · Challenging 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… Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [25 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1985 · ★ 3.5 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe · 1944 · ★ 4.2 · 562p · ≈ 18h · Challenging Assignation Berenice Black Cat Cask of Amontillado Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse Ligeia Man of the Crowd Masque of the Red Death Mellonta Tauta Ms. Found in a Bottle Murders in the Rue Morgue Mystery of Marie Roget Pit and the Pendulum Purloined Letter Sphinx System of Dr. Tarr and… Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Selected Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1967 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Berenice Black Cat Cask of Amontillado Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse Island of the Fay Ligeia Man of the Crowd Masque of the Red Death Morella MS. Found in a Bottle Murders in the Rue Morgue Oval Portrait Pit and the Pendulum Purloined… Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Selected Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1956 · ★ 5.0 · 405p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Suspense Edgar Allan Poe · 1986 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1908 · 527p · ≈ 17h · Challenging Assignation Balloon Hoax Berenice Black Cat Bon-Bon Cask of Amontillado Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Domain of Arnheim Eleonora Elk Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse Island of the Fay King Pest Landor's Cottage Ligeia Loss of Breath Man of the Crowd Masque… Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Forty-Two Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1911 · 638p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Angel of the Odd Assignation Balloon-Hoax Black Cat Bon-Bon Cask of Amontillado Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Diddling Duc de l'OmeIette Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse King Pest Landor's Cottage Lionizing Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq. Loss Of Breath Man that was Used Up Masque of the Red… Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz · 1984 · ★ 4.4 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries. Shares: Fear, Horror stories, Short Stories, Horror

The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe · 1927 · 918p · ≈ 30h · Challenging Poems The Gold Bug The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt Purloined Letter The Oblong Box "thou Art the Man" Pit and the Pendulum Assignation Masque of the Red Death King Pest Cask of Amontillado Black Cat Tell-tale Heart Imp of the Perverse William Wilson Mystification The Man of the Crowd Von Kempelen and His Discovery The Power of Words The Colloquy of Monos and Una The… Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

Tales of Mystery & Imagination Edgar Allan Poe · 1941 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Assignation Berenice Black Cat Cask of Amontillado Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Eleonora Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Ligeia Masque of the Red Death Metzengerstein Morella Ms Found in a Bottle Murders in the Rue Morgue Mystery of Marie Roget Oblong Box Oval Portrait Pit and the Pendulum Predicament Premature Burial Purloined… Shares: Aristocracy, American Horror tales, American literature, Short Stories

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