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Edgar Allan Poe

By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne,Ray Chase,Donald Corren,Cassandra Campbell,Grover Gardner
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Publisher's summary

Gothic master Edgar Allan Poe's complete works are collected in this multivolume set by Blackstone Audio. Here are his short stories, detective fiction, and poems in all their mysterious and macabre glory. Also included are Poe's literary reviews and editorial musings, comprising an often caustic analysis of the poetry, drama, and fiction of the period.

This collection includes Poe's famous stories "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Pit and the Pendulum", and "The Tell-Tale Heart". Poe's poetry features prominently in this collection, with well-known classics such as "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and "Lenore" presented alongside lesser-known works like "Eulalie" and "The Conqueror Worm". Poe fans will be treated to his fearless and acerbic analysis of then-modern works, a practice earning him the reputation as a "tomahawk man" in artistic circles.

Public Domain (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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no chapters

no chapters, only one big chunk. you cannot search or otherwise forward to your favourite parts. so... meh.

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Disregard the old reviews - The titles are named!

I read many, many reviews stating that the chapters aren't named. I downloaded the book on Nov 30, 2020 and each book is separated into its own chapter, and each chapter is named with the title of the story. There is also a quick reference guide included in the TOC. you can safely disregard the older reviews. I recognize that this may have been a significant issue in the past, however, I give kudos to the publisher for correcting the issue. I recommend this book if you are a EAP fan.

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44 hours and No table of contents

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44 hours 49 minutes of audio and no table of contents. That's right. The speakers, Heyborne, Chase, Corren, Campbell and Gardner are all terrific. Blackstone Audio should supply a table of content.

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Great audiobook! Just missing one thing....

The stories are classic, and the narrators do a great job. As others have commented, the one thing this audiobook is missing is the names of each literary work instead of just chapter numbers. It would be nice to be able to skip to specific stories.

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Complete, for better and worse

A complete collection of Poe is unfortunately a better idea than it is a book. Everything is here, so if you are trying to get a "greatest hits" summary of classic Poetry and Tales they are here but you have to dig for them. Each entry mercifully has its own chapter but for every golden oldie and hidden gem are tedious short poems and stories that make no sense. Many of the narrators, Grover Gardener aside, don't seem to understand what they are reading either and seem like they are struggling just to make it to the end. If you want The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, etc., then go for a shorter collection. This is really intended for a Poe purist (and may be even a tad tedious for them).

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Everything you ever wanted to hear and more!

This book is comprehensive, and you get all of Poe in one 44 hour shot. There is lot's to be recommended from gothic horror to humor and poetry. I loved his humor the best and his detective mystery's are the best. I did not know several latter writers credit Poe with influencing them, Melville, Doyle and Stevenson to mention a few. The narration is very good and worthwhile.
Some of his Critique are long and hard to listen to and some of his writings are long and wordy. but stick with it and you will be rewarded with some understanding of this genius.

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2 hours of literature and 42 hours of trash

This was an absolute struggle to finish. Poe tells the same stories over and over and OVER. There are the following main themes: 1) I fell in love with my cousin, and she died. 2) I married a beautiful woman and she died. 3) I have a fantastic wife, so I murdered her and went nuts trying to keep the secret. 4) I LOVE HOT AIR BALLOONS. 5) I am an up-and-coming pretentious someone. Poe's talent and genius comes out occasionally, but he destroys his own stories by hurrying the ending or never polishing them, which inevitably leads to garbage. There are predecessors of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, which are okay, but forgettable. "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Pit and the Pendulum" are the best, followed by the three Sherlock Holmes predecessors. My advice: listen or read those and save yourself 40+ hours of disappointment 😞

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A Collection of Edgar Allan Poe

I have enjoyed reading Poe for many years. This collection of poems and stories had many that I had not yet heard.

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The narrators failed to keep my attention. Boring.

The narrators failed to keep my attention. I became bored very quickly. Very slowly paced.

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long, but worthwhile to the end...

I enjoyed this audiobook. It's a little dry, but it is good. had fun listening.

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