Nine tales of terror from the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a gripping tale considered the first true detective story; "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death," both teeming with eerie thoughts and fears; as well as "... read more
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Nine tales of terror from the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a gripping tale considered the first true detective story; "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death," both teeming with eerie thoughts and fears; as well as "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Black Cat," "Ligeia," and "The Gold Bug," regarded as one of the greatest adventure stories dealing with buried treasure — all reprinted in large-print format.
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