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Edgar Allan Poe : Poetry for young people/ edited by Brod Bagert ; illustrated by Carolynn Cobleigh.

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 (author.). Bagert, Brod,: (editor.). Cobleigh, Carolynn,: (illustrator.). Sterling Publishing Company,: (publisher.).

Summary:

"The format is a handsome sampler of poems, with a short introductory essay, unfamiliar words briefly defined in footnotes, and a few prefatory sentences for each poem to establish context and aid interpretation. 13 of Poe's more accessible poems appear here, including The Raven,' The Bells,' Eldorado,' and Annabel Lee.'...concludes with passages from short stories that highlight Poe's mastery of prose....Cobleigh provides atmospheric an arresting picture of The Raven,' a cadaverous ghoul in The Bells,' and a depiction of the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart' as a deranged Wee Willy Winky."

Record details

ISBN: 0806908203
ISBN: 9780806908205
ISBN: 9781402764233
ISBN: 1402764235
ISBN: 9780439220309
ISBN: 0439220300
Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Publisher: New York : Sterling Publishing Company, [1995]

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A Magnolia Editions book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Alone -- Annabel Lee -- The lake -- The raven -- To Helen -- A dream within a dream -- The beloved physician -- The bells -- Eldorado -- Romance -- For Annie -- Eulalie--a song to ... -- From The fall of the house of Usher -- From The pit and the pendulum -- From The masque of the red death -- From The tell-tale heart -- From The black cat -- From The cask of Amontillado -- From Hop-frog -- From The premature burial.