Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe

Name: Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe
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ISBN: 9780140431063

ISBN-10: 0140431063

ISBN-13: 9780140431063

Edition: 1976

Authors: Edgar Allan Poe, Harold Beaver

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One of the greatest of all horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) also composed pioneering tales that seized upon the scientific developments of an era marked by staggering change. In this collection of sixteen stories, he explores such wide-ranging contemporary themes as galvanism, time travel and resurrection of the dead. ‘The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall' relates a man's balloon journey to the moon with a combination of scientific precision and astonishing fantasy. Elsewhere, the boundaries between horror and science are elegantly blurred in stories such as ‘The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar', while the great essay ‘Eureka' outlines Poe's own interpretation of the…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 1976
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/9/1976
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Lafcadio Hearn was one of the first great interpreters of things Japanese for Western readers. His keen intellect, poetic imagination and clear style have ensured him a devoted readership for more than a century.