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Lost Tales

This collection gathers Edgar Allan Poe stories that have been out of circulation for generations, many never reprinted since their first appearance, alongside a set of pieces he is known to have read and that shaped his imagination. The second group takes up familiar nightmares of his era: a person buried alive before their time, a figure trapped beneath an enormous bell, and a young woman who returns from death only to face it again. Gathered here, these pieces give devotees a chance to see the sources and early experiments behind his darker work.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 196 pages

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