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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and a critic of the American realism. His most famous work are poems "The Raven", "The murders in Rue Morge" and "The Purloined Letter". He also wrote mystical literature such as "The Black Cat" as well as poems in a mystical-romantic mood with bizarre motives included.

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The Black Cat

Summary  Edgar Allan Poe

In this story the author convincingly and precisely describes the human tendency to do harm with no real motive. Poe stated just the facts and does not question them in a moral sense. The story is written as a inner monologue of the storyteller. Summary The hero of this story was gentle and permissive as […]

The Fall of the House of Usher

Summary  Edgar Allan Poe

The main theme of this novel "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a death of a beautiful women. Poe touched some border lines of science in which supernatural any mysterious events that cannot be explained interfere. There is symbolic in this novel. Death is a symbol of the dreams victory over reality; the […]

The Masque of the Red Death

Book  Edgar Allan Poe

The Masque of the Red Death, an original story written by Edgar Allan Poe. A short story about Prince Prospero and his attempt to avoid a plague named The Red Death. Read a story and discover new characters!

The Masque of the Red Death Characters

Characters  Edgar Allan Poe

Analysis of personality and characteristics of all characters within the story The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe. Take a look at what conflicts characters such as Prince Prospero and his friend face when they see the Red Death.

The Masque of the Red Death Summary

Summary  Edgar Allan Poe

The Masque of the Red Death is a short story by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is a story about Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a deadly plague called the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey with his 1000 closest friends.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Summary  Edgar Allan Poe

The book starts with a polemic about analysis and analytics which the author associates with chess and playing cards. The plot begins when the author writes about Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin who he met in Paris. Because a series of circumstances he lost his fortune and the only luxury he had in life were books. […]

The Raven

Poem  Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven, an original poem written by Edgar Allan Poe about a talking raven who visits a distraught lover. Read a poem and discover new depths of poetry

The Raven Analysis

Analysis  Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven is one of the most well-known and famous poems in American literature. This is a closer analysis of the very dark poem which describes how losing love can drive someone to misery and madness.

The Raven Characters

Characters  Edgar Allan Poe

Analysis of specific characteristics and features of literary characters included in The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. It contains a review of the narrator as the major character and minor characters such as the raven and Lenore, their function, and their position in the story.

The Raven Summary

Summary  Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven is a narrative poem written by Edgar Allan Poe and is one of the most anthologized poems in American literature. It is arguably Poe's most famous poem about a talking raven who visits a distraught lover.

The Tell-Tale Heart

Book  Edgar Allan Poe

The Tell-Tale Heart, an original story written by Edgar Allan Poe. A classic story describing the murder the narrator committed. Read a story and discover new characters!

The Tell-Tale Heart Analysis

Analysis  Edgar Allan Poe

The Tell-Tale Heart is one of the most popular short stories in English literature. Take a look at a closer analysis of the story which describes the murder of an old man and the guilt of his murderer.

The Tell-Tale Heart Characters

Characters  Edgar Allan Poe

Analysis of literary characters included in The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. This study includes characteristics of the unnamed narrator, the old man, and police officers.

The Tell-Tale Heart Summary

Summary  Edgar Allan Poe

The Tell-Tale Heart is a short story by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, about an unnamed narrator who tries to convince the reader of the narrator's sanity, while describing the murder the narrator committed.

William Wilson

Summary  Edgar Allan Poe

"William Wilson" is a short story written by Edgar Alan Poe, best known as the first and most noticeable writer of fantastic poetry and prose. The story of W. Wilson is no exception; in this story Poe is using surreal motifs, i.e. introducing to elements of mystique and occult by creating a character with split […]

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