Edgar Allan Poe is almost a legend in American literature. It feels like all genres and directions originated from his work. Here is that dark and mysterious figure that moves through all the masterpieces that the New World has brought forth. His works are steeped in gloom and mysticism. Mysterious corpses and strange beasts, the King of Plague, the Sphinx, and the Devil—these are his favorite characters. But soon, through all this devilry, there will break through the writer’s kind and sly smile.
Such is the mysterious author of "The Gold-Bug"!
Contents:
The Gold-Bug
The King of Plague
A Few Words with a Mummy
The Thousand and Second Tale of Scheherazade
The Purloined Letter
Four Beasts in One