King pest—MS. found in a bottle—Silence-a fable—Berenice—William Wilson—Ligeia—The assignation—The facts in the case of M. Valdemar—The pit and the pendulum—The fall of the house of usher—The cask of amontillado—A descent into the maelström—The tell-tale heart—The black cat—The masque of the red death—The gold-bug—The murders in the rue morgue—The purloined letter.
