Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

Afterword by Peter Glassman. This deluxe illustrated edition features a selection of vivid tales, including The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum. Moser's watercolor paintings...are both macabre and understated. The best of them make us further imagine the terrible things beyond the edge.—Booklist. A Books of wonder Classic.Author Biography: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) reigns unrivaled in his mastery of mystery. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, expelled from West Point for gambling, and became an alcoholic. In 1836 he secretly wed his thirteen-year-old cousin. The Raven, published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain suspicious circumstances.