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| Title | : | Tales of Mystery and Imagination |
| Author | : | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 112 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1996 by Creative Editions (first published 1842) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Horror. Fiction. Short Stories. Mystery |
Edgar Allan Poe
Hardcover | Pages: 112 pages Rating: 4.16 | 7729 Users | 394 Reviews
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It's unfair to just burying Poe in the "Horror" tomb, with a Raven & a Black Cat..
Reading this volume I really see how HUGE his imagination was, how it was ahead of his times.
From traveling over the ocean by a air transportation... or to the moon..
Or inventing the first Detective story ever..
Or his delving into the matter, death, soul, mind and even God and free well by hypothesis.
Or of course, the delving into the man's Conscience, guilt and self-destruction..
There's even kind of Romance, Fantasy, adventure, treasure hunt, code breaking, satire...
He inspired Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Arthur Conan Doyle with crime novels,
And inspired Jules Verne ,then H G Wells and even recently Andy Weir with his science fiction stories,
And so more... just by his wild imagination..
So the five stars here are for his originality and innovations in stories..
Which is not just little Horror Stories..
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Personal Note:
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In order to enjoy his stories, I read first the Arabic -complete, unbridged- translation of it... then reviewing and fast readin it in its original forum, since Poe use a bit hard language for me and he's got a way in 'digression' sometimes and complex sentences.
So I skipped few stories here till I have the translation of it-and even enjoyed some stories that aren't in this edition-, so I'll be back to this book again soon.
Mohammed Arabey
From 20 April 2017
To 6 May 2017 
Details Books Conducive To Tales of Mystery and Imagination
| Original Title: | Tales of Mystery and Imagination |
| ISBN: | 0151002347 (ISBN13: 9780151002344) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | C. Auguste Dupin |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 7729 Users | 394 ReviewsAppraise Regarding Books Tales of Mystery and Imagination
It's unfair to just burying Poe in the "Horror" tomb, with a Raven & a Black Cat..Reading this volume I really see how HUGE his imagination was, how it was ahead of his times.From traveling over the ocean by a air transportation... or to the moon..Or inventing the first Detective story ever..Or his delving into the matter, death, soul, mind and even God and free well by hypothesis.Or of course, the delving into the man's Conscience, guilt and self-destruction..There's even kind of Romance,I have to open with a confession, for those of you who do not know I am a self-confessed Poe obsessive so there is every possibility that this review is a tad biased. Having said that this collection of 10 tales and poems shows his genius at capturing the darker side of humanity, from the ability to torment and torture to the sometimes unbelievable determination to survive, even when pounding on death's door. This collection includes some of my absolute favourites from Poe including The Raven,
We did it! Jess and I have been reading this one out loud together for over three years, nearly the whole time that we have been in Ohio. We weren't terribly consistent over the latter part of that time, but we made a big push in the past week to get through the last hundred pages or so. Overall a pretty good anthology that showcases most of Poe's well-known works as well as many that I had never heard of before. While I wouldn't recommend it for everyone, it is a classic and scratches a gothic
"An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art, if it be art, will tell you the truth of his day." D.H. Lawrence.Burying people alive, ghosts, macabre deaths of usually delicate and young women, dark magic, effects of inebriation and hallucination, torture, whirlpools sucking people out of their time, fatal plagues, abnormal psychological states, obsessional behaviors... William Blake in prose.If D.H. Lawrence was any close to right about his predicament I wouldn't have liked to be in
An anthology of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. Obsessed with the macabre, he typically wrote horror but also in a variety of genres such as dark fantasy, adventure, and detective fiction. Three things are characteristic to all of his stories for me. The first is a lofty writing style that is as concise as it is erudite. Poe was an educated man and his stories frequently reference themes in esoteric philosophy. It is in this sense I can see his influence on another one of my favourite writers,
First who reads Poe to their kiddies though I suppose it's no worse than some of the fairy stories the kids like. Speaking of fairy tales, though I know it's not his best, I couldn't help wishing 'The Island of the Fay' was included not because it's his best story but because I think it would make for an evocative illustration. Obviously not all of Poe's stories are included in this volume though probably two-thirds are. I think every story has a picture though not all have a color illustration.
tried to tidy up my book stash, i really can't read this. how can i preserve this antique? damn, it's older than god!
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