Edgar Allan Poe: Tales from the Dark Side by Edgar Allan Poe audiobook

Edgar Allan Poe: Tales from the Dark Side: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven, and Other Tales of Terror

By Edgar Allan Poe
Read by Bert Nichols Stauff

Bertha Stauff

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • Available on 09/29/2026

    ISBN: 9798236043854

  • Available on 09/29/2026

    ISBN: 9798236043847

  • Available on 09/29/2026

    ISBN: 9798236043861

Runtime: 2.53 Hours
Category: Fiction/Horror
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Enter the dark and haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe in this collection of four unforgettable works of Gothic fiction, psychological terror, and poetic mystery.

The audiobook opens with Poe’s celebrated masterpiece, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” in which an ancient family, a decaying mansion, and a mysterious illness converge in one of Poe’s most enduring tales. It is followed by “Ligeia,” a story of obsessive love, death, and the mysterious possibility of return. “The Premature Burial” explores one of Poe’s most terrifying obsessions—the fear of being buried alive. The collection concludes with “The Raven,” Poe’s iconic poem of grief, memory, and a haunting midnight visitor. 

Original introductions, transitions, and concluding material by narrator and adapter Bert Nichols Stauff connect the four works into a cohesive listening experience while preserving Poe’s distinctive language and dark atmosphere.

This collection offers both longtime Poe readers and new listeners an opportunity to experience four of his most memorable works together in a carefully presented audiobook.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“The reader…confronts the profound mysteries of death within the confines of an imaginative experience.” J. L. Dameron, Popular Literature, Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
“In artistic construction it does not come short of absolute perfection.” George E. Woodberry, quoted in The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, edited by Thomas Ollive Mabbott; Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

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Author

Author Bio: Edgar Allan Poe

Author Bio: Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1848) transformed the American literary landscape with his innovations in the short story genre and his haunting lyrical poetry, and he is credited with inventing American gothic horror and detective fiction. He was first published in 1827 and then began a career as a magazine writer and editor and a sharp literary critic. In 1845 the publication of his most famous poem, “The Raven,” brought him national fame.

Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Horror
Runtime: 2.53
Audience: Adult
Language: English