If U like Poe, this book is for you as U learn a lot about Poe's personality & life. Also, its one of the moew interesting books Ive read in a while. Its not formula, and U truly dont know whats going to happen next.

This is a great book for the true Poe lover.

No other audio cassettes comes even close to the Basil Rathbone reading of Poe. It is the all-time standard and it makes Poe's poetry and stories come alive for children and adults alike. Were it possible to give it 50 stars, this reading would deserve it.

"The masque of the red death" is another typical Poe short story. This is pure horror. In few pages, Poe is able to describe a colorful castle in a nation afflicted by a plague. In this castle, the ruler of the kingdom enclosed his best friends and allies to escape the plague, and he throws a masked ball. During the ball, a very unusual guest is going to make his appearance...

This story is set in a very, very dark atmosphere, and yet Poe describe the castle and it's rooms as full of colors and life, creating an interesting contrast. This is a story about how no one can escape somethings in life, no matter what they do and how poerful they are. So, don't try to escape this short and nice story.

Grade 8.6/10

In this story, Poe reintroduces his famous detective, M. Dupin. In fact, we cannot say that in "The mistery of Marie Roget" Dupin is a proper detective. Here we can see that he is one man with the most accute perception and thinking.

Through a series of newspaper clippings, Dupin and his friend, the narrator, are able to bring to light the mysterious murder of a young parisian girl. At times, though, Poe's style of writing seems a bit confusing, and I had to go back some paragraphs to fully understand Dupin's arguments and way of thinking. As happens with "The murders at Rue Morgue", here Poe is writing the beggining of the detective stories, but in "The mistery of Marie Roget" sometimes I had to disagree with Dupin's arguments, they just seemed a little bit too confusing and directerd the way he wanted things to seem.

Anyway, Poe was a master of rethoric and misty writing, and this story is another example of his great talent.

Grade 8.6/10

Yo he leido este libro en ingles y español. Edgar alla poe es uno de los mejores escritores del siglo Y esto lo demuestra una ves mas en este libro de sus pequeñas historietas de terror. Este libro es para las personas que les gustan el misterio y el suspenso y tambien esos fines sin conclusion. Definitivamente Poe es el mejor!

This poetry collection is superb, definatly worth the price, every penny of it

The greatest author, the greatest translator, the greatest edition. What would you need more?
Edgar Allan poe, the master of mystery and terror, translated by one of the greatest french poet, Charles Beaudelaire, who rewrite these stories with his own poetry rather than just translate word for word.
The edition? Simply the best! Best quality paper, and a real leather cover written in 23 carat gold.
The tales? Terrifying.
Bravo, un vrai chef d'oeuvre de la littérature, dans la plus belle édition jamais vue! Vive Gallimard et la Bibliothèque de la pléiade. Et merci à Charles Beaudelaire pour son travail (1856 - 1865) qui reste encore de nos jours.
Chapeau!

This story is dark from the beggining.
A traveler and his companion are caught in the road in the middle of the night. Seeing an abandoned building, they decide to pass the night in it. The traveler finds a room full of portraits, but one specially attracts his attention, because the woman in the portrait seems almost alive! The traveler's horror increases as he discovers the truth behind the painting story.

This is one of Poe's shortest stories, but it is also one of the greatest.

Grade 9.1/10

Since 1908 there have been more than 85 films from more than 13 countries based on the work of Poe - this book covers them all. It's excellent researched and good writen - the author has viewed most of them personally. There is also a included list of poe-inspired films, poe-films by country of origin, poe titles and films adapted from them and a bibliography. In one word: a reference source book. The only negative point is perhaps the only small amount of pictures.