A selection of the tales together with a poem edited and with an introduction by Roy Gasson. Illustrated with 56 illustrations, 8 in color. Contents: A Descent into the Maelström The Cask of Amontillado The Fall of the House of Usher The Gold-Bug The Black Cat Ms. Found in a Bottle The Raven William Wilson The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Ligeia The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Premature Burial The Tell-Tale Heart The Pit and the Pendulum The Masque of the Red Death