Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness

By Edgar Allan Poe, Gris Grimly

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Grades 4 - 8Grade 9n/a8.812711
A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder....
The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red....
A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors....
A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave....
Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher -- by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered -- but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly's gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780689848377
ISBN-10: 0689848374
Published on 9/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144

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Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness tells horror tales that is perfect for 5th graders. It will give you chills, but they are not scary enough to make you stay up all night. Edgar Allan Poe writes tales that are made to go with Gris Grimly's illustrations. Classic tales that look modern inside this book. I am sure that you will enjoy a tales about murder cause by a cute little cat, one about a unexpected visitor in red rags, another about a crippled dwarf disappearing after a major event, and the last one about a dead twin roaming around a house.