This volume contains seven chilling tales of terror from the classic stories of Edgar Allan Poe. An introduction describes Poe's background and explains the major themes of the tales, and notes give information about Poe's other works and show how his tales have been used.

 

This book is part of a book series called Usborne Classics Retold .

This book is aimed at the following children: primary school, secondary school .

There are 124 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2002 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, and critic. Best known for his macabre prose work, including the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart," his writing has influenced literature in the United States and around the world.