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"Das verräterische Herz": Vier Geschichten von Edgar Allan Poe, gelesen von Thomas Arnold. Die Einnahmen aus dem Verkauf von "Das verräterische Herz" werden an das Aktionsbündnis Ensemble Netzwerk gespendet. Der Initiator und Sprecher dieses Hörbuches - Thomas Arnold - unterstützt damit Kolleginnen und Kollegen, die durch die Corona-Pandemie in eine finanzielle Notlage geraten sind. Die Pandemie hat die Kultur nun seit einem Jahr fast vollständig zum Erliegen gebracht. Darunter leiden vor allem freiberufliche, hybrid arbeitende und solo-selbstständige Kulturschaffende.

Inventore del racconto poliziesco e del thriller psicologico, nella sua sterminata produzione Edgar Allan Poe ha affrontato atmosfere torbide e terrificanti, trame allucinanti e bizzarre, intrecci misteriosi decifrabili solo con l'utilizzo di una lucida logica, mondi inquietanti e anche grotteschi, riuscendo sempre a penetrare a fondo nell'anima delle situazioni fino alle più estreme conseguenze. Questa speciale raccolta contiene una selezioni di racconti originali interpretati con dialoghi, atmosfere, effetti sonori e musiche: "Il corvo", "Il cuore rivelatore".

Inventore del racconto poliziesco e del thriller psicologico, nella sua sterminata produzione Edgar Allan Poe ha affrontato atmosfere torbide e terrificanti, trame allucinanti e bizzarre, intrecci misteriosi decifrabili solo con l'utilizzo di una lucida logica, mondi inquietanti e anche grotteschi, riuscendo sempre a penetrare a fondo nell'anima delle situazioni fino alle più estreme conseguenze. Questa speciale raccolta contiene una selezioni di racconti originali interpretati con dialoghi, atmosfere, effetti sonori e musiche: "Il gatto nero", "Rivelazione mesmerica".

The Tell-Tale Heart is a clever classical gothic horror story birthed in 1843, by the quintessential short story extraordinaire Edgar Allan Poe. In this thrilling roller-coaster tale, we are granted access to the workings of the narrator’s heart - namely the confessions of the heart as well as the lack of having one. The year 1843 also gave birth to The Black Cat. This is arguably Poe’s darkest literary piece which bleeds the themes of brazen blame gaming, alcoholism, domestic violence, and the inescapability of one reaping what one has sown.

Arthur Gordon Pym de Nantucket narra se embarca clandestinamente en el barco ballenero Grampus, en un viaje a los Mares del Sur en 1827. El relato describe los detalles de un motín y las atroces carnicerías que sufrirán sus tripulantes. Su naufragio y los horribles sufrimientos por el hambre; su rescate por la goleta británica Jane Guy; el breve crucero de esta última por el océano Antártico, su captura y la matanza de la tripulación en un archipiélago del paralelo 84 de latitud sur.

"Mi hanno chiamato pazzo; ma nessuno ancora ha potuto stabilire se la pazzia sia o non sia la più elevata forma d'intelligenza, se la maggior parte di ciò che è glorioso, se tutto ciò che è profondo non derivi da una malattia del pensiero, da umori esaltati della mente a spese dell'intelletto generale." Così parla di se stesso nel 1841: Edgar Allan Poe è considerato il primo scrittore alienato d'America, avendo dovuto lottare per buona parte della vita con problemi finanziari e personali, con l'abuso di alcolici e in seguito sostanze stupefacenti.

Non c'è opera di Poe sulla quale non valga la pena di gettarsi a capofitto, che si tratti di grandi classici osannati, o di piccoli racconti quasi sconosciuti ai più. Velati dal mistero, che spesso induce l'immaginario umano al terrore, questi due racconti, sono accomunati dal binomio mare-terrore, come metafora della condizione esistenziale, espressa nel mare spaventoso, e del fantastico, in cui riponiamo spesso con sentimento panico il destino del futuro e del trapasso.

William Wilson hat eine Wahrnehmungsschwäche - oder ist es eine Denkschwäche? Er kann sich zwei widerstreitende Positionen seelischer oder gesellschaftlicher Art nicht in einer Person verbunden vorstellen. Er ist ein Schuft, ein Schurke und Verbrecher und bekennt an seinem Lebensende, wie es so weit hat kommen können. Die Antwort ist einfach. Seine Erklärungen sind teils nachvollziehbar, teils lange nach Ende des Hörbuchs noch rätselhaft. In seiner Jugend fiel ihm ein vermaledeiter Doppelgänger unentwegt in den Arm - oder quälte ihn sein Gewissen?

Eine Nachricht vom Mond offenbart, dass der verschollene Blasenflicker Hans Pfaall mit einem Ballon eben dorthin geflogen ist. Poes schrullige Sci-Fi-Geschichte war eine der ersten ihrer Art und erklärtes Vorbild für Jules Verne.

Edgar Allan Poe's early literary works were poetic, but he quickly turned to prose. He worked for several magazines and journals till in January 1845, The Raven was published and became an instant classic. Poe was also an early proponent of the detective story and announced his entry to this genre with the classic short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'.

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19th, 1809, and was orphaned at an early age. Taken in by the Allan family, his education was cut short by lack of money, and he went to the military academy West Point where he failed to become an officer. His early literary works were poetic, but he quickly turned to prose. He worked for several magazines and journals until in January 1845, The Raven was published and became an instant classic.

It is the 15th century. An unidentified country is infected with a contagion known as the Red Death. Half the population has succumbed to a quick, gory, and painful death. Prospero, the prince, deals with the situation by inviting a thousand of his people to revel with him in a palace designed with seven rooms located in a secluded abbey.

This is an original multi-voice dramatization of Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece, The Raven. The story tells of a forlorn gentleman who is still mourning the loss of his one true love. With a raging storm outside, he peers out into the ever-after. Then, while becoming lost in a state of melancholy, he is visited by an ominous raven with a ghastly single-word vocabulary.

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Here is a fifth collection of some of his best stories: "The Pit and the Pendulum", "A Descent into the Maelstrom", and "Mesmeric Revelation".

P., affascinato dall'ipnotismo, ha più volte tentato di ipnotizzare l'amico Ernst Valdemar che, grazie al suo temperamento nervoso, è un eccellente soggetto di studio. Curioso degli effetti che il mesmerismo potrebbe avere su un uomo morente, P. vuole fare un ultimo tentativo su Valdemar, poiché quest'ultimo ora soffre di tubercolosi. Quando è sul punto di morire, P. prova ancora una volta a ipnotizzarlo aiutato da medici e assistenti. Questa è una delle storie più inquietanti di Edgar Allan Poe, in cui la suspense attanaglia il lettone fino alla fine.

"King Pest: An Allegory" is a fantastic account by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) who with excellent humor narrates a night of terror, taking on the subject of epidemics, in this case the Plague.

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy" (1842), is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his abbey.

The narrator presents the facts of the extraordinary case of his friend Ernest Valdemar, which have incited public discussion. He is interested in mesmerism, a pseudoscience involving bringing a patient into a hypnagogic state by the influence of animal magnetism, a process that later developed into hypnotism. He points out that, as far as he knows, no one has ever been mesmerized at the point of death, and he is curious to see what effects mesmerism would have on a dying person.

The narrator knows very little about his friend. Upon arriving, the narrator describes the Usher family mansion in great detail, focusing on its most fantastic features and its unearthly atmosphere. Shortly after entering, the narrator is greeted by Roderick, who displays a number of strange symptoms. He claims his senses are especially acute: therefore, he cannot wear clothes of certain textures or eat particularly flavourful foods, and his eyes are bothered by even the faintest lights.

The narrator begins by booking passage on a ship to travel from Charleston, SC to New York. He soon finds that an artist friend, Mr. Cornelius Wyatt, along with Wyatt's wife and two sisters, will be on the same ship. Our narrator reports that there are three rooms booked for this party, and he wonders what the explanation can be. Of course, it must be a servant! But he sees that the word servant had been on the passenger list, but had been crossed out. We also learn at this point that the narrator knows Mr. Wyatt's sisters, but has never met the wife.