CONTENTS
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Cask of Amontillado
William Wilson
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Purloined Letter
Ligeia
The Masque of the Red Death
The Black Cat

The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of science fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809?49) made his living as America's first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting works of horror and mystery that remain popular around the world.