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The Essential Poe

Tales of Horror and Mystery

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  • 1988 first published
  • 350 pages
  • 2 editions
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Edgar Allan Poe and Ronald Porcelli's The Essential Poe (1988) is a gothic fiction and horror story collection. The story is set in Paris and Lofoten. It features William Wilson, Father Time and Prince Prospero. Readers will find themes of Aristocracy, premature burial, Catalepsy and Taphophobia.

At about 350 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Aristocracy
  • Horror
  • Premature burial
  • Catalepsy
  • Taphophobia
  • Crypts
  • Phobias
  • Unconsciousness
  • Berths
  • American Horror tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Crime
  • Crime fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • First-person narrative

Quick answers

Who wrote The Essential Poe?

The Essential Poe was written by Edgar Allan Poe and Ronald Porcelli and first published in 1988.

What genre is The Essential Poe?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror and Dragon Fiction.

How long is The Essential Poe?

The median edition has 350 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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