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Contents

Introduction

Chronology of Edgar Allan Poe's Life and Work

Historical Context of the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

TALES

The Tell-Tale Heart

The Cask of Amontillado

The Black Cat

Ligeia

The Masque of the Red Death

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Purloined Letter

The Gold-Bug

Ms. Found in a Bottle

A Descent into the Maelström

The Pit and the Pendulum

William Wilson

POEMS

The Raven

Lenore

To Helen

Ulalume

The Bells

Annabel Lee

To -- -- -- --

The Valley of Unrest

The City in the Sea

The Sleeper

A Dream Within a Dream

Dream-Land

Dreams

Silence

Eldorado

Israfel

For Annie

Sonnet -- To Science

A Dream

To -- -- -- --

Romance

Spirits of the Dead

To Helen

Evening Star

Alone

Notes

Interpretive Notes

Critical Excerpts

Questions for Discussion

Suggestions for the Interested Reader