Life of Poe / [by James Russell Lowell] — The gold-bug—The murders in the rue Morgue—The mystery of Marie Rogêt—A descent into the maelstrom—The fall of the house of Usher—The masque of the red death—The cask of amontillado—The pit and the pendulum—Ligeia—The purloined letter—The spectacles—Some words with a mummy—Maelzel's chess-player—The oblong box—The premature burial—The oval portrait.