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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. Widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, ...

LibriVox readers bring you 18 recordings of "The Bells." This was the Fortnightly Poetry selection for January 30 to February 13, 2011. "The Bells" is a heavily onomatopoeic poem by Edgar Allan Poe which was not published until after his death in 1849. It is perhaps best known for the diacopic repetition of the word "bells." The poem has four parts to it; each part becomes darker and darker as the poem progresses from "the jingling and the tinkling" of the bells in part 1 to the "moaning and the groaning" of the bells in part 4. (From Wikipedia)

"The Haunted Palace" originally issued in the Baltimore American Museum for April, 1888, was subsequently embodied in that much admired tale, "The Fall of the House of Usher," and published in it in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine for September, 1839. It reappeared in that as a separate poem in the 1845 edition of Poe's poems. (Note on The Haunted House from The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe)

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The blue, veiled eye of an old man is an object that drives the main character to madness. Every time he sees it, aggression and a desire to murder arise within him. He decides to commit a crime. He carefully plans it, and for a week, every night, he...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe is a story inspired by true events that took place on Castle Island, a former military fort near Boston Harbor in the state of Massachusetts. When Poe was stationed there as a young cadet in the army, he...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A novella by the American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. Its theme revolves around attempts to avoid a dangerous plague called the Red Death by the main protagonist, Prince Prospero. The story follows the footsteps of gothic literature and is often...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The times of the Spanish Inquisition. A prisoner awaits the verdict of the cruel judges. His hopes for freedom - much like burning candles - rapidly diminish. He is sentenced to death and confined in a chamber that resembles a tomb. The vision of...

This edition contains four short stories: The Man of the Crowd, The Oblong Box, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and the Purloined Letter. Edgar Allan Poe is a giant of American literature and a master of mystery and the macabre, as proven in these four classic short stories. These innovative and evocative works are just a few of Poe's writings that helped define the gothic and detective genres in the 19th century.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 recordings of The Forest Reverie by Edgar Allan Poe. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 2, 2022. ----- Whilst Edgar Poe was editor of the Broadway Journal, some poems were published over the signature of "A. M. Ide". In order, doubtless, to give a show of variety, Poe was then publishing some of his known works in his journal over noms de plume, and as no other writings whatever can be traced to any person bearing the name of "A. M. Ide," it is not impossible that the poems now republished in this collection may be by the author of "The Raven." ...

Der Ich-Erzähler beschreibt den Aufbruch zu einer Seereise, die ihn von Batavia zum Sunda-Archipel führen soll. Unterwegs gerät das Schiff zuerst in eine Flaute, danach in einen furchtbaren Sturm. Schon die erste Welle, die über das Schiff hereinbricht, zerstört Masten und Takelage. Nur ein...

This edition contains four short stories: Berenice, The Premature Burial, The Angel of the Odd, and The Sphinx. Edgar Allan Poe is a giant of American literature and a master of the macabre, as proven in these four classic short stories. These innovative and evocative works are just a few of Poe's writings that helped define the gothic and horror genres in the 19th century.

Step into the shadows with three of the most influential works ever written in the horror genre. Essential Horror Classics: Volume One brings together tales of creeping dread, supernatural decay, and psychological terror that continue to haunt readers more than a century after their publication. Together, these enduring classics showcase horror in its many forms—from the cosmic and uncanny to the psychological and gothic—offering an unforgettable journey into the darker corners of the human imagination.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the dark world of Edgar Allan Poe, where crime and madness intertwine in a terrifying web, a mysterious black cat appears. This extraordinary creature becomes a symbol of evil and curse, and its presence in the protagonist’s life leads to shocking...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published on January 29, 1845, in the New York Evening Mirror. The poet read it publicly for the first time in a literary salon hosted by his friend Anne Lynch Botta. The work is noteworthy for its distinct, rhythmic...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In a Paris newspaper, there appears a report of an extraordinary crime committed on the Rue Morgue. Alarmed by the nightly screams, the residents of the district broke into the building, where in a room locked from the inside, they saw furniture...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Roderick and Madeline are twin siblings. They share a remarkably strong bond - with each other and with the home they live in. At the request of a friend, the narrator travels to the Usher estate. Roderyk's letters suggest that he is suffering from a...

自分でも信じられず、ましてや他人も信じることの出来ない、正気とは思えない感覚。子供の頃は、おとなしく優しく、そして動物がとても好きだった。多分、動物のみに心が開けたのだとも思う。結婚をして、いくつかの動物を飼った。その中にお気に入りのプルートォという猫がいた。そして何年かたち、酒癖と共に性格も悪くなり、動物にも辛く当たる日々になる。

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy" (1842), is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his abbey.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is known for his tales of the macabre and the supernatural. "The Black Cat" is one of his most celebrated. In it the narrator tells of his growing hatred for his pet cat and how in a drunken rage he maims the animal by cutting out one of its eyes. Worse is to follow when, in an episode of alcohol-induced depravity, he kills the cat by hanging it from a tree, with the most horrifying of consequences.

Así empieza este apasionante relato en que el protagonista, mister Legrand, encuentra un escarabajo de color dorado. A partir de ese momento se comportará de una manera extraña, lo que hace pensar a los que le rodean, que se está volviendo loco.