<p><b>Revel in the sumptuous language of Edgar Allan Poe's best works.</b></p><p><i>The Essential Tales &amp; Poems of Edgar Allan Poe</i> features key works, spanning from 1827 to his death in 1849, from the famous Gothic American writer, especially Poe's spine-chilling short stories and melodious poems. Included in this indispensable edition, with a new introduction by Daniel Stashower, are the short stories &quot;The Tell-Tale Heart,&quot; &quot;The Pit and the Pendulum,&quot; and &quot;The Murders in the Rue Morgue,&quot; as well as classic poems such as &quot;The Raven,&quot; Annabel Lee,&quot; and 'The Bells.</p>