Ten Great Mysteries by Edgar Allan Poe

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Summary: one of the best mystery books of all time
Review: Edgar Allan poe can write mysteries like no other writer. I love mystery books but this one no other writer can compare to. Each mystery has a porpose, a meaning and a moral. Another great thing about the book was the wide time scale that the mysteries were placed on, in-fact one of them happend in the stone age and another in the 1920's. Over all it was an ecellant book and I would definatley recomend it to any mystery lover.

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Summary: Good Collection of Poe Works
Review: This is a collection of some works by Edgar Allen Poe. The book includes: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Purloined Letter, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, The Pit and the Pendulum, A Tale of the Ragged Mountains, A descent into the Maelstrom, The Black Cat, "Thou Art the Man," and Matzengerstein. It has been some years since I read the book, but I do remember enjoying it.

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Summary: Good Selection of Familiar and Not-So-Familiar Tales
Review: This Scholastic Library edition offers a great introduction to Edgar Allan Poe. The title calls these ten stories "great mysteries" and indeed, all are suspenseful. Most can also be classified as horror stories.

This collection includes The Murders of the Rue Morgue, The Purloined Letter, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, The Pit and the Pendulum, A Tale of the Ragged Mountains, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Black Cat, Thou Art the Man, and Metzengerstein.

The editor, Groff Conklin, provides a biographical sketch of Poe as well as a short, interesting introduction to each tale. Also, each story is illustrated with a dark, threatening ink drawing by Irv Docktor.

I still remember my first encounter with Poe's stories while in middle school. I was immediately captivated by Poe's suspenseful, terrifying tales. I envy those readers who have yet to discover Edgar Allan Poe.