Edgar Allan Poe
1) The Gold-Bug
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"The Gold-Bug" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe published in 1843. The plot follows William Legrand, who becomes fixated on an unusual gold-colored bug he has discovered. His servant Jupiter fears that Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure.
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El pozo y el péndulo es un cuento de Edgar Allan Poe que se publicó en 1842.
Es considerado uno de los relatos más famosos del Maestro Poe, y uno de los más espeluznantes dentro de la literatura de terror, pues transmite el abandono, la desorientación, el desconcierto y la desesperanza de una persona que sabe que va a morir.
El nombre del relato proviene de un pozo situado dentro de la celda en la que se encuentra el protagonista, dónde también...
3) Hop Frog
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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Edgar Allan Poe with the Hop-Frog audiobook. Transporting you to the depths of gothic horror, this mesmerizing audio experience will send shivers down your spine.
Narrated by a talented ensemble cast, the Hop-Frog audiobook brings Poe's chilling tale to life with vivid detail and haunting intensity. Each word is carefully crafted to draw you into the twisted narrative, where revenge and dark secrets intertwine.
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En "Los crímenes de la calle Morgue" (1841), Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) nos dejó lo que la crítica del S. XX calificaría como "el primer cuento moderno de detectives".
Y es que, sin duda, su influencia sobre otros autores del género es innegable, como resulta claramente de la comparación entre el espíritu observador y analítico del Auguste Dupin de "Los crímenes…" con el no menos inquisidor y obsesivo Sherlock Holmes de Conan Doyle…
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Manuscrito hallado en una botella (MS. Found in a Bottle en inglés), también traducido como "Manuscrito encontrado en una botella", es un cuento de terror del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe publicado por primera vez en el periódico Baltimore Saturday Visiter el 19 de octubre de 1833. El autor recibió por él un premio literario dotado con 50 dólares.
Un joven desarraigado pero de esmerada educación se embarca en un buque de carga en...
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MS. Found In A Bottle is an adventure short story by Edgar Allan Poe that first appeared in the May 1833 edition of Baltimore Saturday Visiter. The plot follows an unnamed narrator at sea who finds himself in a series of harrowing circumstances. As he nears his own disastrous death while his ship drives ever southward, he writes an "MS.", or manuscript, telling of his adventures which he casts into the sea. Some critics believe the story was meant...
7) El cuervo
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El cuervo es un poema narrativo escrito por Edgar Allan Poe, publicado por primera vez en 1845. Constituye su composición poética más famosa, ya que le dio reconocimiento internacional.
El relato narra la misteriosa visita de un cuervo parlante a la casa de un amante afligido, y del lento descenso hacia la locura de este último.
Este audiolibro cuenta, además de la narración, con diferentes efectos de sonido y canciones, utilizando una edición...
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'William Wilson' is an 1839 short story by Edgar Allan Poe, set in London. The author explores the theme of the evil twin, as a precursor to later tales like 'Markheim' by Robert Louis Stevenson and Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.' The protagonist, whose real name isn't exactly William Wilson, denounces his past while denying full responsibility for his actions. It all started at school when a boy with that name and the same birthday appeared...
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Audiolibro narrado en castellano. La Carta Robada. Auguste Dupin junto a su amigo el narrador, protagonizan este relato corto con el objetivo de resolver el caso de una carta robada en las cámaras reales para ser utilizada con fines chantajistas y políticos. Dupin hace gala de su intelecto y capacidad deductiva. ¿ Aportará las claves para resolver el misterio?
«Cree solo en la mitad de lo que veas y en nada de lo que escuches»
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«Nemo me impune lacessit» rezaba la divisa del noble Montresor, y nada se interpondría entre él y su propósito de ponerla en práctica contra su atrevido injuriador, el charlatán Fortunato...
Uno de los más renombrados clásicos del gran Poe, «El barril de amontillado» es el virtuoso logro de convertir el pecado de la venganza en una historia rebosante de terrorífico encanto y perfección narrativa.
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Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Edgar Allan Poe escribe este relato corto, gótico y melancólico publicado por primera vez en la revista Burton's Gentleman's Magazine 1839. Dos jóvenes se conocen desde la adolescencia, el narrador y Roderick Usher artista enfermizo y excéntrico; escribe a su amigo solicitando su necesaria presencia. Una alegoría a la muerte, personaje invitado y a la enfermedad; lugares fríos, oscuros y siniestros.
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First published in an 1844 literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1845, The Purloined Letter is the third and final story that features Poe's detective, C. Auguste Dupin. In it, Dupin is approached by the prefect of the police to help with a case that involves a stolen letter containing compromising information.
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A Descent Into The Maelström is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that first appeared in the May 1841 edition of Graham's Magazine. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction.
15) The Sphinx
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The Sphinx is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe about a man who decides to visit a relative living near the Hudson River north of New York City for two weeks during a cholera epidemic that occurred during the summer of 1832. One day during this visit, the man is reading a book near the window revealing a scenic view of the Hudson River. His attention is focused upon the cholera epidemic nevertheless, and when he glances up from the pages of...
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Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Here is a second collection of some of his best stories:...
17) Spukgeschichten
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Vier schaurige Gruselgeschichten von Edgar Allan Poe, dem Meister des Grauens, als Hörbuch: Der Fall Valdemar - Schatten - Der Mann in der Menge - Schweigen.
18) The Oblong Box
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The Oblong Box is a horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe that first appeared in the May 1844 edition of Godey's Lady's Book about a sea voyage and a mysterious box.
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Edgar Allan Poe has the genius to manipulate language so well that he could engage my imagination and get me terrified even though little was 'done' in the sense of horrible actions described. My imagination, under the power of his creepy words, conjured the atmosphere and amplified the scariness all by itself. In this recording I've chosen some of his stories that did this so well and succeed in leaving lingering hair raising memories with me to...
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Inspired by an account in The Broadway Journal of a surgeon putting a patient into a magnetic sleep, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar is a suspenseful tale concerning the forestallment of death by hypnosis. Originally published without a clear indication of its fictionality, the story was assumed to be a true account by some of its original readers.