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Barsoom Series Collection: 7 John Carter Stories is an audiobook collection of seven novels/stories of John Carter by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It will transport you to a fascinating new world unlike any other. Join John Carter as he finds himself on another planet beyond his deepest imagination - Mars, with almost a complete lack of resources.

The poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published on January 29, 1845, in the New York Evening Mirror. The poet read it publicly for the first time in a literary salon hosted by his friend Anne Lynch Botta .The work is noteworthy for its distinct, rhythmic, melodic sound, linguistic stylization, and a sense of horror. It tells of a mysterious visit that a speaking raven makes to a man in despair after the loss of his beloved, portraying the slow process of the unfortunate man descending into madness.

Written in 1835, this is a unique example of sci-fi wrtten by a man much better known for dark and fantastical horror. Intended by Poe to be a hoax, this tale describes a journey in a balloon that includes the view of the Earth from space and a volcanic, seething satellite.

Después de sorprendernos con los cuatro títulos de la Saga Casasola y con los cuentos que conforman la Trilogía del Terror, Bernardo Esquinca nos entrega una novela que expande los límites y paisajes de su escritura. En un ejercicio audaz que es a la vez homenaje y acercamiento, Edgar Allan Poe, el padre del relato policiaco y del cuento de terror norteamericanos, se muestra en estas páginas como un ser humano, todavía lejos de la grandeza que lo consagraría y del abismo que lo consumiría.

Un male incurabile colpisce la giovane e bella Berenice, destinata ad un lento declino fisico e spirituale...

El narrador relata un suceso de la amistad que entabló con William Legrand (un hombre solitario), quien vivía en la isla con un ya liberado sirviente llamado Júpiter. En una de sus visitas a su amigo Legrand, el melancólico hombre le comentó que había encontrado un escarabajo que parecía de oro. Legrand dibujó el insecto en un pergamino y lo entregó a su amigo para que lo observara, pero su allegado solo atinó a decir que el dibujo parecía una calavera. Legrand, malhumorado, tomó el pergamino y lo examinó; finalmente guardó el pergamino en un cajón.

Hans Pfaall - diese frühe Science Fiction-Geschichte Edgar Allan Poes diente Jules Verne als Inspiration für seine Romane Von der Erde zum Mond und Reise um den Mond! Nur dass Hans Pfaall für diese Reise nicht aus einer Kanone abgefeuert wird - sondern in einem luftdichten Kautschukballon.

Embark on a thrilling adventure with "The Journal of Julius Rodman" by Edgar Allan Poe. This captivating novel follows the journey of Julius Rodman as he explores the uncharted American West. Poe's vivid descriptions and masterful storytelling bring to life the untamed landscapes, encounters with Native American tribes, and the pursuit of undiscovered treasures. With elements of adventure, mystery, and exploration, this tale will transport you to a time of great discovery and perilous exploration. Join Julius Rodman on his quest and experience the excitement and danger of the unknown.

Sumérgete en las fascinantes "Aventuras de Arturo Gordon Pym" de Edgar Allan Poe. Este relato te llevará a un mundo de intriga, exploración y peligro en alta mar. Acompaña a Arturo Gordon Pym en su emocionante travesía a bordo de un barco ballenero, donde se enfrentará a tempestades, naufragios y encuentros aterradores. La prosa vívida y evocadora de Poe te transportará a los confines más remotos y oscuros del océano, mientras te sumerges en las profundidades de la mente humana y sus miedos más profundos.

This recording is of the 11 essays and stories contained in Volume Five and includes two examples of Poe’s activity as a literary critic. Poe’s dry wit is laced through many of these tales and will bring a wry smile to your lips even as you shiver at the consequences of “betting the devil your head”.

Les Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym de Nantucket a été publié en 1838. Charles Baudelaire est l'auteur de la première traduction française de 1858. Arthur Gordon Pym a 16 ans et habite Nantucket, un petit port de la côte est des Etats-Unis. Avide d'aventures, il s'embarque comme passager clandestin sur le navire où est engagé son meilleur ami. C'est le point de départ de bien des aventures lointaines et envoûtantes.

Als der etwas verschrobene Legrand den Erzähler zu sich bittet, ahnt dieser zunächst nichts. Denn es geht ja nur um eine neue Käferart, die dieser entdeckt hat. Aber es scheint doch etwas mehr dahinter zu stecken – denn warum sollte Legrand sich sonst so merkwürdig benehmen? Zusammen mit Jupiter, einem ehemaligen Sklaven, ziehen die beiden los. Doch was ist es bloß, das Legrand zu finden sucht? Eine berühmte Abenteuergeschichte Edgar Allan Poes.

A breathtaking piece of luck, coupled with an unlikely coincidence, secured by a piercing intellect and curious nature, lead three friends to believe they might possibly uncover pirate gold! With all the insight and reasoning of a Sherlock Holmes, Poe's William Legrand plucks faint clues seemingly from mid-air and carefully arrives at a conclusion of exactly where in the world to dig.Has he reasoned - and guessed - correctly? Or, will the only gold he sees be the color of his eponymous beetle?

Lo scarabeo d'oro (The Gold-Bug) è un racconto scritto da Edgar Allan Poe e pubblicato per la prima volta sul settimanale di Filadelfia Dollar Newspaper nel giugno del 1843. Sebbene nel testo in lingua originale l'autore ricorra a vari giochi di parole non traducibili in lingua italiana, questo è comunque uno dei più sorprendenti ed apprezzabili racconti dell'Autore.

"L'ho scarabocchiato col sangue - la tua vita dipende dal restare nascosto." "Forse il vocabolo fiction trova qui una delle massime espressioni proprio perché la genialità di Edgar Allan Poe, lo scrittore, sta nell'affidare al giovane Arthur Gordon Pym il resoconto di una vicenda che il signor Arthur Gordon Pym affida al signor Edgar Allan Poe (quello dentro il romanzo) per renderla, da un certo punto in avanti, credibile al grande pubblico. […]

It is a fictionalised account of the first expedition across the Western Wilderness, crossing the Rocky Mountains. The journal chronicled a 1792 expedition led by Julius Rodman up the Missouri River to the Northwest. This 1792 expedition would have made Rodman the first European to cross the Rocky Mountains. The detailed journal chronicles events of the most surprising nature and recounts '[T]he unparalleled vicissitudes and adventures experienced by a handful of men in a country which, until then, had never been explored by "civilised man"'.

Sherezade decide contar la verdadera historia de Simbad el marino, confesando que la narrada en las 1001 noches anteriores no era la auténtica... Simbad conoce muchos futuros descubrimientos científicos a lo largo de sus viajes, y Sherezade describe lo que el marino observa: comarcas extraordinarias, plantas de propiedades extrañas, animales parásitos, trenes, incubadoras, autómatas, la máquina de Babbage, el electrotipo, las pilas, experimentos de física, etc.

Eine Nachricht vom Mond offenbart, dass der verschollene Blasenflicker Hans Pfaall mit einem Ballon eben dorthin geflogen ist. Poes schrullige Sci-Fi-Geschichte war eine der ersten ihrer Art und erklärtes Vorbild für Jules Verne.

During his twilight years, the French author Jules Verne (1828-1905) wrote two original sequels to books that had fired his own youthful imagination but which he felt to be incomplete: Johann Wyss's Swiss Family Robinson and Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Arthur Gordon Pym (1845) was only one of many Poe stories which Verne admired; no other single author had more impact on his writing.

C. Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allan Poe halten sich in einem kleinen Dorf in der Provence auf, das urplötzlich von einer wahren Rattenplage heimgesucht wird. Bald zeigen die ersten Menschen Symptome, die auf die Rückkehr der Pest schließen lassen. Eine unheimliche "Brigade" aus vermummten Kuttenträgern hält die Bürger davon ab, das Dorf zu verlassen - aus Gründen der "Quarantäne". Poe und Dupin sind mit eingeschlossen und versuchen das perfide Spiel zu vereiteln.