allan - Libros y biografía

Edgar Allan Poe's 'Maelzel's Chess-Player' is a captivating and enigmatic short story that delves into the realms of mystery and deception. Poe's intricate literary style, with its dark and eerie undertones,...

Thomas Allan Croal's 'Scottish Loch Scenery' is a stunning visual and literary exploration of the breathtaking beauty of Scotland's most iconic natural landscapes. Through vivid descriptions and picturesque...

Edgar Allan Poe's 'Eureka: A Prose Poem' is a genre-bending work that combines elements of essay, poem, and philosophical treatise. Written in the form of a speculative and highly imaginative cosmological...

In Allan McLane Hamilton's 'The Life of Alexander Hamilton', readers are given a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of the life of one of America's founding fathers. Hamilton's biography...

In 'The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe', readers are immersed in the haunting and macabre world of one of America's most celebrated writers. Poe's literary style is characterized by its gothic...

“Il barile di Amontillado” è un breve racconto di Edgar Allan Poe ispirato a fatti realmente accaduti a Castle Island, un ex forte militare al largo del porto di Boston nel Massachusetts. Quando Poe vi...

Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven (Illustrated)' is a hauntingly beautiful poem that delves into the depths of human emotion and loss. Written in a sorrowful tone, the poem follows the narrator as he is visited...

Edgar Allan Poe's 'Complete Essays, Literary Criticism, Cryptography, Autography, Translations & Letters' offers a comprehensive collection of the author's lesser-known works, showcasing his versatility...

"The Man That Was Used Up" (Untertitel: "A Tale of Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign", deutsch: "Ein verbrauchter Mann. Anekdote aus dem letzten bugabukickapunischen Kriege") ist der Titel einer satirischen...

"Hedonistens kogebog vol.2 Madglæden" er den længe ventede efterfølger til "Hedonistens kogebog vol.1 Hedonistkuren" af den selvlærte kok Allan Vestergaard Pedersen, som udkom i 2014. "Madglæden" er...

Edgar Allan Poe (geboren 19. Januar 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben 7. Oktober 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Er prägte entscheidend die Genres der...

Although best known for his short stories, Edgar Allan Poe was by nature and choice a poet. From his exquisite lyric 'To Helen' to his immortal masterpieces, 'Annabel Lee' 'The Bells' and 'The Raven'...

»Der Doppelmord in der Rue Morgue« (The Murders in the Rue Morgue) war die erste von drei Kriminalgeschichten, die sich um die Figur des scharfsinnig ermittelnden Detektivs C. Auguste Dupin drehte. Diese...

"Der Goldkäfer" ist eine der weniger bekannten Erzählungen von Edgar Allan Poe. Der Band enthält außerdem die kurzen Erzählungen: Die längliche Kiste Der Untergang des Hauses Usher Metzengerstein Wassergrube...

Edgar Allan Poe beschreibt im »Bericht des Arthur Gordon Pym« das Leben eines Abenteurers, der von der US-amerikanischen Insel Nantucket stammt. Pym zieht es schon in jungen Jahren zur See, die seinen...

Poes Erzählung "The Fall of the House of Usher", die 1839 erstmals erschien, stellt vermutlich das beliebteste Werk des amerikanischen Autors dar. Als Klassiker der "Gothic Novel" hat die meisterhaft...

Agghiacciante racconto di una terrificante ossessione, “Berenice” narra la storia di Egaeus, giovane uomo tormentato da sogni e visioni aberranti. Egli soffre di un disturbo dell’attenzione, una sorta...

On the backward island of Weasel Cay, the idyllic life has come to an end. A struggling private pilot named Charlie Spinnaker helps his brother arrest a small-time Cuban drug smuggler. But within hours,...

Un recueil de 13 nouvelles écrites par Edgar Allan Poe, puis traduites et réunies sous le titre des "Histoires extraordinaires" . Metzengerstein (1832), Manuscrit trouvé dans une bouteille (1833), Morella...

The ripples begin to make waves Thomas Stablehand's life is not the only thing spinning out of control since he found the stone. Entire kingdoms are now in turmoil. Will Prentis, newly appointed as army...

Il narratore giunge nell’antica dimora del suo amico d’infanzia Roderick Usher, dopo aver ricevuto una lettera in cui questi gli comunica d’essere ammalato e di volerlo accanto a sé. La malattia di Roderick...

The invasion is over, and the survivors of the shattered Rogandan army have straggled home. The people of Arvenon and the surrounding kingdoms are at peace. Or so they believe. Little do they know that...

Arvenon is controlled by a traitor. The kingdom of Castel teeters on the brink. With the unseen hand of King Agon of Rogand pulling the strings, a mantle of oppression is slowly settling over the four...

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Patrick and Clare wake up trapped in a basement, a thin wall separating their cells. Their captor is mysteriously absent, which at first seems like a blessing. As more time passes with no food or water,...

It may be dangerous to go out in the rain…But it may be even more dangerous to stay inside.Just after noon on a sunny spring day at Friedkin University, a layer of strange clouds smudges across the sky,...

Histoires toujours extraordinaires mais toutes nouvelles...

Sebbene motivato da un affetto esclusivamente amichevole, il protagonista sposa Morella, una donna dagli splendidi occhi e dalla voce musicale, ma soprattutto piena di talento, erudita e appassionata...

Nella valle dell’Erba dai Mille Colori, il narratore vive con la zia materna e la cugina Eleonora. Li circonda un paesaggio paradisiaco, pieno di fiori profumati e alberi fantastici, dove scorre il Fiume...

Rifugiatosi in un antico castello abbandonato, il narratore è colpito dagli strani dipinti che ne adornano le pareti. Tra questi lo affascina in particolare un ritratto circondato da una cornice ovale,...