A collection of more than 50 of Edgar Allan Poe's most important works, which established him as one of the most distinctive voices in American literature, Tales, Poems and Other Writings of Edgar Allan Poe brings together in one volume stories such as "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Purloined Letter" as well as his Gothic narrative poem "The Raven" and some his most significant critical writings.

Alongside authoritative annotated texts of each work, this bookalso includes a complete Reader's Guide to Poe's work, helping explore the contexts, style, and reception of his writing from his own time to today. Related works by the likes of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and Nathaniel Hawthorne are also included for comparative reading and study.