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Title details for Tales from Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe - Available

Tales from Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1

by Edgar Allan Poe
Patrick Lawlor
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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 collection of some of his best stories: The Cask of Amontillado, Annabel Lee, A Tale of the Ragged Mountains, and Morella.

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    November 22, 2010

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      • ISBN: 9781593165796
      • File size: 30952 KB
      • Duration: 01:04:28

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      [Editor's note: The following is a combined review of TALES FROM EDGAR ALLAN POE, Volumes I and II.]--These two volumes offer a healthy sampling of Poe's shorter works, from "The Cask of Amontillado" to the poem "Annabel Lee" to "The Masque of the Red Death." Patrick Lawlor performs the bulk of the production, and Grover Gardner drops in only for "Amontillado." A more balanced distribution between the two narrators would have served this production better. Gardner's reading of "Amontillado" is dramatic and sinister, and it is clear to the listener that he has a true understanding of the text. On the other hand, Lawlor seems to only be reading the text aloud rather than truly inhabiting it. True, it's a very good reading, but Lawlor hurtles through the stories, seemingly more concerned with even pacing and proper diction than the drama of the words themselves. A.H.A. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

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