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  • Published: 29 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241573754
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $26.00

The Masque of the Red Death




Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Arguably America's most influential short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe's tales of suspense never fail to spook and amaze. Gathered in this selection are his very best horror stories, including the gothic tour de force 'The Fall of the House of Usher', the other-worldly 'The Masque of the Red Death', and the murderous 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.

  • Published: 29 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241573754
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, USA, in 1809. Poe, short story writer, editor and critic, he is best known for his macabre tales and as the progenitor of the detective story. He died in 1849, in mysterious circumstances, at the age of forty.

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