Hoffmann, but his influence has been much more widespread, and interestingly, given this influence, he was the first well-known American author to earn his living through writing – though this did not prevent him dying in poverty and neglect (dressed in somebody else’s clothes). In fact he was preceded in some of these by E.T.A. Edgar Allan Poe is celebrated as the originator of several types of short story – the tale of Gothic horror, the science fiction story, the detective story, the tall tale, the puzzle, and the literary hoax. Tales of Mystery and Imagination is the name often given to collections of Poe’s stories. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.Short stories of Gothic horror and the macabre Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. The author: Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe Janu– October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. The book: Rare and mice edition of the Tales of Adventure Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe including The Narrative of Gordon Pym, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Gold-Bug, The Masque of the Red Death, and many more! Illustrations: Illustrated with a nice frontis portrait and 2 full-page illustrations. light staining or foxing - mainly on the preliminary pages - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown). Pages: viii- 557 pages + publisher adverts at the end.īinding: Very good full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Ĭontent: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean. Publisher: London, New York, and Melbourne, Ward, Lock and Co, 1890. Minerva Library of Famous Books. Title: Tales of Adventure Mystery and Imagination.
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