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Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Considered the first modern detective story, this captivating tale follows the brilliant mind of C. Auguste Dupin as he unravels a baffling and gruesome murder mystery in the heart of Paris. Poe's atmospheric descriptions, intricate plot twists, and meticulous attention to detail will keep you engaged from start to finish. Prepare to be captivated by Dupin's deductive reasoning, as he navigates through the darkest corners of the human psyche to uncover the truth.

Gegen Ende des Jahres 1827 während meines Aufenthaltes in der Nähe von Charlottesville in Virginia machte ich zufällig die Bekanntschaft eines Herrn August Bedloe. Dieser junge Mann war in jeder Hinsicht ein höchst seltsamer Mensch und erweckte in mir ein tiefes Interesse, eine unbeschreibliche Neugier. Er war mir nicht allein in psychischer, sondern auch in physischer Beziehung ein Rätsel.

Lange schon wütete der Rote Tod im Lande, nie war eine Pest verheerender, nie eine Krankheit grässlicher gewesen. Blut war der Anfang, Blut das Ende – überall das Rot und der Schrecken des Blutes. Mit stechenden Schmerzen und Schwindelanfällen setzte es ein, dann quoll Blut aus allen Poren, und das war der Beginn der Auflösung. Die scharlachroten Tupfen am ganzen Körper der unglücklichen Opfer – und besonders im Gesicht – waren des Roten Todes Bannsiegel, das die Gezeichneten von der Hilfe und der Teilnahme der Mitmenschen ausschloss, und alles, vom ersten Anfall bis zum tödlichen Ende, war das Werk einer halben Stunde.

Wir waren auf dem Gipfel der höchsten Klippe angelangt. Einige Minuten schien der Alte zu erschöpft, um zu sprechen. „Vor drei Jahren noch“, sagte er schließlich, „hätte ich diesen Weg geradeso leicht und ohne Ermüdung gemacht wie der jüngste meiner Söhne; aber dann hatte ich ein Erlebnis, wie wohl noch kein Sterblicher vor mir hatte – wenigsten wie keiner es überlebte, um davon zu berichten – und die sechs Stunden tödlichen Entsetzens, die ich damals durchmachte, haben mich an Leib und Seele gebrochen.

Lange schon wütete der Rote Tod im Lande, nie war eine Pest verheerender, nie eine Krankheit grässlicher gewesen. Blut war der Anfang, Blut das Ende – überall das Rot und der Schrecken des Blutes. Mit stechenden Schmerzen und Schwindelanfällen setzte es ein, dann quoll Blut aus allen Poren, und das war der Beginn der Auflösung. Die scharlachroten Tupfen am ganzen Körper der unglücklichen Opfer – und besonders im Gesicht – waren des Roten Todes Bannsiegel, das die Gezeichneten von der Hilfe und der Teilnahme der Mitmenschen ausschloss, und alles, vom ersten Anfall bis zum tödlichen Ende, war das Werk einer halben Stunde.

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a narrative short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine before being included in the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840. The short story is a work of detective fiction and includes themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities.

"The Oval Portrait" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe involving the disturbing circumstances surrounding a portrait in a chateau. It is one of his shortest stories, filling only two pages in its initial publication in 1842. The tale begins with an injured narrator (the story offers no further explanation of his or her impairment) seeking refuge in an abandoned mansion in the Apennines. The narrator spends his or her time admiring the paintings that decorate the strangely shaped room and perusing a volume, found upon a pillow, that describes them.

"MS. Found in a Bottle" is an 1833 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The plot follows an unnamed narrator at sea who finds himself in a series of harrowing circumstances. As he nears his own disastrous death while his ship drives ever southward, he writes an "MS.", or manuscript, telling of his adventures which he casts into the sea. Some critics believe the story was meant as a satire of typical sea tales.

El gato negro es un cuento de horror, publicado en 1843 y considerado uno de los más espeluznantes de la historia de la literatura policiaca. El gato negro es uno de los cuentos siniestros más conocidos de Poe, así como uno de sus grandes relatos psicológicos. La combinación de ambos elementos, horror y psicología, parece conducir directamente a la expresión terror psicológico, que hoy sabemos inspirada en la singularidad artística de Poe y que podría definirse como aquella fórmula literaria que aspira a conjugar en una síntesis superior miedo, enajenación y arte.

From Edgar Allan Poe—the master of the short story and lyric poem—comes this rare treasury of classics. The outstanding works "A Descent into the Maelstrom," "Annabelle Lee," "Eldorado," "The Bells," and "The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall," illustrate Poe's meticulous sense of construction, with signature themes of romance and melancholy that characterized his short and troubled life.

In Edgar Allan Poe's short and turbulent life, he laid the groundwork for the genre of modern horror and, almost as an aside, invented the modern detective story.

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.

Letto da Fabio Giua. Continua la serie di audioracconti tratti dalle opere dei grandi autori del passato: per questa quarta uscita, altri stupendi racconti del maestro del terrore, Edgar Allan Poe: Il Pozzo e il Pendolo; La Rovina della Casa Usher; La Verità sul Caso Valdemar; L'Appuntamento; Manoscritto trovato in una Bottiglia.

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.

This bundle contains: The Black Cat; The Raven; The Mask of the Red Death; The Tell-Tale Heart; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Oblong Box; The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar; and King Pest.