Edgar Allan Poe

The Oblong Box (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

During a sea voyage from Charleston to New York, the narrator becomes intrigued by his friend Wyatt, who is traveling with his wife and an unusually large, coffin-shaped box. Convinced that the box holds a valuable painting, the narrator speculates about its contents. As the voyage progresses and tragedy strikes, the true and macabre nature of the box is revealed, exposing a chilling secret about Wyatt's devotion and grief.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAMPI Books
• Seitenzahl: 15
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786561339599
• Artikelnr.: 75397908

Autorenporträt

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited with contributing to the emergent science fiction genre.Poe died at the age of 40. The cause of his death is undetermined and has been attributed to alcohol, drugs, cholera, rabies, suicide (although likely to be mistaken with his suicide attempt in the previous year), tuberculosis, heart disease, brain congestion and other agents. Other Books of Author: . The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) . The Raven (1845) . The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) . The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) . The Pit and the Pendulum (1842) . Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840) . The Cask of Amontillado (1846) . The Masque of the Red Death (1842) . The Purloined Letter (1844) . A Descent into the Maelström (1841)