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The Masque of the Red Death: And Other Stories
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Masque of the Red Death: And Other Stories
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Edgar Allan Poe
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| Series | Penguin Gothic Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:176 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111 |
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| Category/Genre | Horror and ghost stories |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780141038827
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.3 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
2 October 2008 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
However you try to escape it, horror is always there Outside the abbey's armoured walls, the common poor are ravaged by a grisly pestilence known as the 'Red Death', while within, safe and untroubled, the happy Prince Prospero hosts lavish entertainments. But, in their immodest comfort, the Prince and his guests are not as safe as they hope from the horrors of the outside world ... In 'The Masque of the Red Death' and other tales of gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe writes as no one else ever has of creeping, mounting terrors - of torments of ingenious, malevolent tormentors and of a mind's own sickening madness.
Author Biography
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 49), was born in Boston, USA. He was a short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor the detective-fiction genre.
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