The collection includes Edgar Allan Poe’s best works—psychological, detective, and fantastic stories and essays, including his most famous: “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt,” “A Descent into the Maelstrom,” “The Fall of the House of Usher.” They allow the reader to form the fullest understanding of the writer’s multi-faceted talent—an unsurpassed creator of phantasmagorias, mystical allusions, and nightmares.