The Essential Edgar Allan Poe
Read by Kerry Shale, John Chancer and William Roberts
Chancer provides a simple yet engaging reading of Poe’s biography. Suitably macabre mood music marks transitions between the selections. —
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Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Unabridged)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Unabridged): Residing in Paris during the spring…
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Unabridged): We were strolling one night…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Q Sound, London
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum (Unabridged): So far I had not opened my eyes…
The Pit and the Pendulum (Unabridged): In the confusion attending my fall…
The Pit and the Pendulum (Unabridged): I could no longer doubt the doom…
The Pit and the Pendulum (Unabridged): Scarcely had I dropped my head…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Q Sound, London
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart (Unabridged): I kept quite still and said nothing…
The Tell-Tale Heart (Unabridged): If still you think me mad…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Q Sound, London
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher (Unabridged): Shaking off from my spirit…
The Fall of the House of Usher (Unabridged): In the manner of my friend…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Q Sound, London
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (Unabridged): When they had gone…
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (Unabridged): I now feel that I have reached…
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (Unabridged): From this period…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Premature Burial (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Q Sound, London
The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (Unabridged): In the year 1810…
The Premature Burial (Unabridged): The mention of the galvanic battery…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Cask of Amontillado (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Q Sound, London
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado (Unabridged): There were no attendants…
The Cask of Amontillado (Unabridged): At the most remote end…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Masque of the Red Death (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Q Sound, London
The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death (Unabridged): But in spite of these things…
The Masque of the Red Death (Unabridged): When the eyes of Prince Prospero…
Edgar Allan Poe: Tamerlane (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Motivation Sound Studios, London
Tamerlane (Unabridged): Tamerlane
Edgar Allan Poe: Dreams (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Motivation Sound Studios, London
Dreams (Unabridged): Dreams