This hair-raising collection includes eight of the most ingenious and gripping tales by the great master of suspense and creator of the American Gothic horror story. Includes "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "William Wilson," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Gold-Bug," "The Purloined Letter," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." AGES: 8 to 12 AUTHOR: The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of science fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809 49) made his living as America's first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting works of horror and mystery that remain popular around the world.