The pit and the pendulum : the essential Poe /: the essential Poe. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edgar Allan Poe ; selected and introduced by Peter Ackroyd.
• Other Names: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-
• Contents: Poems: The raven -- Ulalame -- The bells -- A dream within a dream -- For Annie -- To Helen -- Spirits of the dead -- Stories: The balloon-hoax -- The facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- A descent into the maelström -- The murders in the Rue Morgue -- The purloined letter -- The black cat -- The fall of the house of Usher -- The pit and the pendulum -- The masque of the Red Death -- The tell-tale heart -- William Wilson -- Berenice -- Ligeia -- The man of the crowd.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Puffin
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 236 pages)
• Subjects: 813/.3; FICTION / Horror; Horror tales, American; Paranormal fiction; Short Stories; Anthologies (Non-Poetry); Horror tales, American; Paranormal fiction; Electronic books; Short stories
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780141918952; 0141918950
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.