The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 4 - Tales - Paperback

This vintage book contains the fourth volume of "The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe". Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. The tales contained within this volume include: "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion", "Mystification", "Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling", "The Journal of Julius Rodman", "The Business Man", "The Man of the Crowd", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "A Descent into the Mealström", "The island of the Fay", and others. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.