The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone

Universally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe’s dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre.

Now, Caedmon Audio presents a classic collection of Poe’s most terrifying tales performed by two of the most brilliant interpreters of his work, Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone. Between them, they perform 20 of Poe’s chilling stories and poems, creating an unforgettably intense listening experience.

Includes:
• The Gold Bug
• The Imp of the Perverse
• Ligeia Performed by Vincent Price
• The Tell-Tale Heart
• The Pit and the Pendulum
• The Raven Performed by Basil Rathbone
© and (P)2000 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Superb Narrations, but WHY NO TITLES?!

Such a classic author paired with pre-eminent actors in the macabre should rate perfection, but for some vexing reason unknown to me, none of the titles of the stories or poems are read before the tales themselves.

Love it

Both are great readers for the works of Poe, wish they would tell title of each story at the beginning

Utterly Unusable Formatting

As mentioned others--Price and Rathbone provide a masterful performance; however, the formatting is grossly unusable, especially to those not already intimately familiar with the works of Poe. I have little to add by way of content review...Poe's masterful. Copyright 2000 by Harper Collins Publishers, this performance is so poor that it makes you wonder how it could have lasted for 14 years and stupid people like me keep buying it.

Superior Poe!

There are many recordings of Poe's work -- ranging from the bland to the wildly overheated. This is the best, without paralell. Basil Rathbone and Vincent Price bring authority, wit and sensitivity to the tales and poems. These performers are not afraid to relish the juicy melodrama and they have the vocal equipment and training to make the language soar. I cannot recommend this highly enough. Oh, and by the way, the tales themselves are still scary, disturbing and haunting after all these years.

Good, but could’ve introduced each story or split into individual chapters.

Good listen. But, the stories and poems are not split into chapters which makes it difficult to locate a specific story. I had to search the internet for the list which is below. Otherwise, enjoyed the audiobook.

1. To Marie Louise (Shew)
2. Alone
3. The City In The Sea
4. Berenice
5. The Fall Of The House Of Usher
6. Ligeia
7. The Haunted Palace
8. The Pit And The Pendulum
9. The Masque Of The Red Death
10. The Tell Tale Heart
11. The Gold Bug
12. The Black Cat
13. The Raven
14. The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar
15. The Cask Of Amontillado
16. The Bells
17. Annabel Lee
18. Eldorado
19. The Imp Of The Perverse
20. Morella