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Bilingvní vydání přináší sedm povídek amerického romantického prozaika, básníka, esejisty a novináře Edgara Allana Poea (1809–1849), který je považován za zakladatele moderní detektivní prózy a hororu. Spisovatelův komplikovaný vnitřní... Zobraziť viac
Edgar Allan Poe's gift for the macabre influenced Baudelaire and French symbolism, Freudian analysis, the detective novel and the Hollywood film. His psychologically profound stories, which comprise this book, represent the darker side of the 19th-... Zobraziť viac
Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel is an exciting and unmissable story and a classic of American literature... Zobraziť viac
The midnight hour approaches. You lie in bed and try to sleep, but there is the howling of the wind outside, the creak of a floorboard, the scream of a cat, the ticking clock... Your heart beats, your skin crawls, and despite yourself ... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American English: There are five stories in this book. 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Barrel of Amontillado' are stories of madness; 'The Maelstrom' describes fear of death during a storm on the ocean; and in... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American English: There are five stories in this book. 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Barrel of Amontillado' are stories of madness, 'The Maelstrom' describes fear of death during a storm on the ocean, and in... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Edgar Allan Poe, ‘the father of the detective story’ and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens... Zobraziť viac
He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural. Zobraziť viac
Oxford Paperbacks: Since their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe's extraordinary Gothic tales have... Zobraziť viac
First published in January 1845, The Raven is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The poem is often noted for its musicality, stylised language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught.. Zobraziť viac
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Poe's most macabre and irresistible stories with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. Edgar Allan Poe's stories uncover the deeply unnerving strangeness ... Zobraziť viac
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809. His parents, both touring actors, died before he was three. He was raised by... Zobraziť viac
The human mind is a dark, bottomless pit, and sometimes it works in strange and frightening ways. That sound in the night ...is it a door banging in the wind, or a murdered man knocking inside his coffin? The face in the mirror ...is it yours, or the... Zobraziť viac
The "Classics Reimagined" series is a library of stunning collector's editions of classic novels illustrated by contemporary artists from around the world. Each artist offers his or her own unique, visual interpretation of the most well-loved, ... Zobraziť viac
Renowned artist David Plunkert takes readers on a dark journey into the gothic stories of Edgar Allan Poe. These stories... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.' "...Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." 'This selection of Edgar Allan Poe's ... Zobraziť viac
