Old English Poetry
Old English Poetry by Edgar Allan Poe. Old English Poetry It should not be doubted that at least one-third of the affection with which we regard the elder poets of Great Britain should be-attributed
Loss of Breath
Loss of Breath by Edgar Allan Poe, 1850. Loss of Breath The most notorious ill-fortune must in the end yield to the untiring courage of philosophy—as the most stubborn city to the ceaseless vigilance of
King Pest
King Pest by Edgar Allan Poe. King Pest The gods do bear and will allow in kings The things which they abhor in rascal routes. Buckhurst’s Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex. ABOUT twelve o’clock, one
Hop-Frog
Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe. Hop-Frog I NEVER knew anyone so keenly alive to a joke as the king was. He seemed to live only for joking. To tell a good story of the
A Voyage to the Moon
A Voyage to the Moon by Edgar Allan Poe. A Voyage to the Moon After a long and arduous devotion to the study of physics and astronomy, I, Hans Pfaal of Rotterdam, at length
A Predicament
A Predicament by Edgar Allan Poe, 1842. A Predicament IT was a quiet and still afternoon when I strolled forth in the goodly city of Edina. The confusion and bustle in the streets were
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. The Tell-Tale Heart TRUE!-NERVOUS–very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in November 1846. The Cask of Amontillado The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842. The Masque of the Red Death The red death had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal,
