Selected writings of Edgar Allan Poe ; edited with an introduction and notes by Edward H. Davidson. --

Includes his poems, tales, criticism, and the full text of 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym'. 17 stories: Metzengerstein -- [Assignation](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645797W) Ligeia -- [Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41078W) [William Wilson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16088822W) The man of the crowd -- The murders in the Rue Morgue -- The oval portrait -- [Masque of the Red Death](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41050W) [Pit and the Pendulum](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273550W) [Tell-tale Heart](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41059W) [Black Cat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41068W) [Purloined Letter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41065W) The imp of the perverse -- [Cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) Hop-frog -- The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket -- 32 poems: Tamerlane -- Song ("I saw thee on thy bridal day") -- A dream within a dream -- The happiest day, the happiest hour -- Sonnet: To science -- Al Aaraaf -- Romance -- Fairy-land -- To Helen -- Lenore -- Israfel -- The city in the sea -- The sleeper -- The valley of unrest -- The coliseum -- To one in paradise -- The haunted palace -- Sonnet: Silence -- The conqueror worm -- Dream-land -- [Raven](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41081W) Ulalume -- For Annie -- Eldorado -- [Annabel Lee](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273456W) The bells -- O, Tempora! O, Mores! -- Alone -- Imitation (The first or 1827 version of "A dream within a dream") -- To --- --- (The second or 1829 version of "A dream within a dream") -- A pæan (The first or 1831 version of "Lenore") -- Lenore (Intermediate or 1843 version) -- Essays/Criticism Letter to B--- -- Norman Leslie (excerpts) -- Drake-Halleck (excerpts) -- Night and morning (excerpts) -- Exordium -- Ballads and other poems (excerpts) -- Twice told tales -- The characters of Shakespeare -- Preface to The raven and other poems -- The philosophy of composition -- The poetic principle. Tamerlane -- Song ("I saw thee on thy bridal day") -- A dream within a dream -- "The happiest day, the happiest hour" -- Sonnet: To science -- Al Aaraaf -- Romance -- Fairy-land -- To Helen -- Lenore -- Israfel -- The city in the sea -- The sleeper -- The valley of unrest -- The coliseum -- To one in paradise -- The haunted palace -- Sonnet: Silence -- The conqueror worm -- Dream-land -- The raven -- Ulalume -- For Annie -- Eldorado -- Annabel Lee -- The bells -- O, Tempora! O, Mores! -- Alone -- Imitation (The first or 1827 version of "A dream within a dream") -- To --- --- (The second or 1829 version of "A dream within a dream") -- A pæan (The first or 1831 version of "Lenore") -- Lenore (Intermediate or 1843 version) -- Metzengerstein -- The assignation -- Ligeia -- The fall of the House of Usher -- William Wilson -- The man of the crowd -- The murders in the Rue Morgue -- The oval portrait -- The masque of the Red Death -- The pit and the pendulum -- The tell-tale heart -- The black cat -- The purloined letter -- The imp of the perverse -- The cask of Amontillado -- Hop-frog -- The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket -- Letter to B--- -- Norman Leslie (excerpts) -- Drake-Halleck (excerpts) -- Night and morning (excerpts) -- Exordium -- Ballads and other poems (excerpts) -- Twice told tales -- The characters of Shakespeare -- Preface to The raven and other poems -- The philosophy of composition -- The poetic principle. The "Poe myth" notwithstanding, Edgar Allan Poe was neither a drunkard, a dope fiend, nor a rake, says Edward H. Davidson in his introduction to this abundant collection of Poe's work: poetry, short stories, critical essays, and the complete Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. In addition to an analysis of the century- old "Poe myth," Professor Davidson provides a penetrating examination of Poe's work in each genre, a Selected Bibliography, a Poe Chronology, an index, and notes on the texts. --back cover