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Classics Illustrated

1 primary work • 4 total works

Book 46

Cover of Gold Bug and Other Stories

Gold Bug and Other Stories

by Edgar Allan Poe

Published 1 September 2013

Includes three Poe tales: The Gold Bug; The Tell-Tale Heart; and The Cask of Amontillado. Classics Illustrated tells these wonderful tales in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

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The Raven

by Edgar Allan Poe

Published 15 October 1986
...Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." "The Raven" is a classic narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore". The poem makes use of a number of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references. Poe claimed to have written the poem very logically and methodically, intending to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes, as he explained in his 1846 follow-up essay, "The Philosophy of Composition". The poem was inspired in part by a talking raven in the novel Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty by Dickens.

Cover of The Fall of the House of Usher
Essays on literature accompany poems and stories about the strange forces that lead men to their doom.

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These three short mystery tales from a collection of the greatest literary minds of all time - Conan Doyle, Poe and Maupassant - make for an enjoyable yet spine-chilling read. This volume includes Arthur Conan Doyle's great Sherlock Holmes tale "The Sign of the Four", Guy de Maupassant's "The Flayed Hand", and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". Classics Illustrated tells these wonderful tales in colourful comic strip form, offering excellent introductions for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the stories.