Classic Library: Tales Of The Grotesque And Arabesque

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, the com?pan?ion vol?ume to Poe?s better-?known Tales of Mys?tery and Imag?i?na?tion, con?tains a selec?tion of his very best sto?ries, many of which first appeared in book form in the orig?i?nal Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840. Many of the sto?ries deal with the famil?iar Poe themes of mur?der, obses?sion and pas?sion, but this vol?ume also con?tains many often-?overlooked tales of the fan?tas?tic and comic, par?o?dies and hoaxes, includ?ing ?The Unpar?al?leled Adven?ture of Hans Pfaall?, ?Mes?meric Rev?e?la?tion?, ?Hop-?Frog?, and & ?The Imp of the Perverse?.