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Author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
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Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. -- Wikipedia, 2019
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Al rey le gustaban las bromas pesadas; para divertirse, pensó en burlarse de su bufón y le hizo beber vino, sabiendo que lo ponía loco. Entonces a Hop-Frog le brillaron los ojos y le rechinaron los dientes… y maquinó un plan para vengarse de tod[...]"L'Escarabat d'or", escrit cap al 1837, forma part de les "Històries extraordinàries". Un amic de William Legrand i de Júpiter, el seu criat, ens hi explica la seva participació en una aventura per resoldre un misteri ben complicat. Es tracta de[...]"Em sentia malalt -malalt de mort després d'aquell llarg sofriment- i quan finalment em van deslligar i em van deixar seure, vaig sentir com si m'abandonessin els sentits..." -- Back coverAguardan ocultos tras lo desonocido; acechan entre aquello que escapa a la razón; surgen de manera imprevisible y por sorpresa... ¡Terror y misterio!While outside the abbey's armoured walls the common poor are ravaged by a grisly pestilence, within Prince Prospero hosts lavish entertainments. But the 'Red Death' will not respect the immodest comfort of the Prince and his guests... -- Back CoverEdgar Allan Poe, Author ; Silvia Thomson, Adapter | Barcelona (Spain) : Vicens Vives | Black cat | 2001Edgar Allan Poe ; Richard Kopley | New York; London; Madrid : Penguin Books | Penguin classics | 1999In this gripping tale of exploration and survival, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" unfolds as a stowaway, Pym, joins a whaling expedition to the uncharted reaches of the Antarctic. The narrative is punctuated by mutiny, grisly acts of viole[...]Edgar Allan Poe, Author ; H. G. Wells, Author | New York; London; Madrid : Penguin Books | Penguin Readers | 2008; B2 ; Short stories ; American literature -- 19th century ; English language -- Readers ; Grades 8-10This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of [...]he Portable Poe compiles Poe's greatest writings: tales of fantasy, terror, death, revenge, murder, and mystery, including "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgu[...]