Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination

<p><b>This large deluxe hardback edition presents the classic short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring striking sprayed edges, gold-embossed cover design and acclaimed illustrations by art nouveau artist Harry Clarke.</b><br><br>Edgar Allan Poe was a master of horror literature. While underappreciated in his time, Poe is now recognized as a literary genius whose gothic tales continue to intrigue and entrance. <i>Tales of Mystery and the Imagination </i>brings together his most haunting and celebrated short stories, including ''<b>The Fall of the House of Usher''</b>, ''<b>The Murders in the Rue Morgue</b>'' and ''<b>The Cask of Amontillado</b>''. Prefaced by Poe specialist Dr Brook Haley, these tales of murder, madness and suspense are testament to Poe''s talent.<br><br>This beautiful gift edition features <b>sprayed page edges</b>, <b>gold embossing</b>, <b>ivory paper</b>, <b>beautiful endpapers</b> and <b>27 full-page illustrations</b> by celebrated Irish art nouveau artist Harry Clarke, whose striking and fantastical images perfectly capture the spirit of Poe''s uncanny tales. <br><br><b>ABOUT THE SERIES:</b> <i>Arcturus Epic Classics </i>brings together stunning hardback gift editions of classic works, presented with striking illustrated page edges and illustrated throughout by such greats as Gustave Doré and Harry Clarke.</p>