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The Gold-Bug and Other Stories

Author
Edgar Allan Poe
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
7 hours 38 minutes
ISBN
9781802561197
Published
19 October 2024
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Poe
  • Detective
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • crime
  • american
  • classic
  • romantic
  • story
  • tale

Description

"The Gold-Bug and Other Stories" by Edgar Allan Poe is a captivating collection featuring the iconic tale "The Gold-Bug," where a cryptic cipher leads to a hunt for hidden treasure. The collection includes more of Poe's masterful short stories, such as the chilling "The Tell-Tale Heart," exploring the mind of a murderer haunted by guilt. "The Fall of the House of Usher" delves into themes of madness and the macabre, while "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" introduces the detective C. Auguste Dupin in a groundbreaking detective mystery. Through Poe's intricate narratives and dark imagination, the collection delves into the depths of the human psyche, leaving readers both thrilled and haunted by his tales of mystery, horror, and psychological tension.

Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) invented a climate of dread that American literature has never quite left. He shaped the modern detective story, perfected the haunted chamber, and wrote poems — The Raven above all — that lodge in the ear like a refrain. Beauty and terror share his rooms: obsessed lovers, guilty narrators, and reason that slides into nightmare. Poe lived hard and died young; the work outlasted the legend.

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