Website for Short Story Lovers-8: Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

Welcome to PoeStories.com
by Robert Giordano

This site contains short stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allen Poe is a common misspelling), story summaries, quotes, and linked vocabulary words and definitions for educational reading. It also includes a short biography, a timeline of Poe’s life, and links to other Poe sites.Most people recognize Poe by his famous poem, “The Raven”. Others may have read one of his more popular dark and creepy tales like, “The Fall of the House of Usher” or “The Tell-tale Heart”. Poe wrote quite a few gothic stories about murder, revenge, torture, the plague, being buried alive, and insanity. Many modern books and movies have “borrowed” ideas from Poe. Some of Poe’s stories were not well accepted in his day because people were just not ready for them- they were too scary.Many people don’t know that Edgar Allan Poe also wrote stories about adventure on the high seas, buried pirate treasure, and a famous balloon ride. Poe invented the detective story with tales like “Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Purloined Letter”. Sherlock Holmes and other fictional detectives would later be based on the characters that Poe created. Poe wrote love stories and even a few strange little comedies. He attempted to explain the composition of the universe in a way that sounds a little like quantum physics. Explore this site and you’ll see why I think Edgar Allan Poe deserves to be recognized as one of the most original, imaginative, and ingenious authors of our society.

Summaries
Poe wrote many stories on many different topics. If you don’t know where to start, you can browse short summaries of Edgar Allan Poe stories, so you can find something that interests you. Don’t worry, I don’t give away the endings!!

Wordlist
This site makes it easy for you read Poe’s stories. Poe knew several languages and had quite a large vocabulary. Poe’s works are not hard to read but sometimes he uses obscure words or references that the average user may not know. Because of this, I’ve created an ever growing wordlist containing many of these words and their definitions. When a word in the wordlist appears in any story, it becomes hyperlinked to its definition.

Gallery
In the

Gallery, you’ll find a large collection of Edgar Allan Poe portraits and daguerreotypes. Learn the details behind each of Poe’s commonly recognized portraits.In the Poe Artwork section, browse a constantly updated selection of art from current artists who were inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, his poetry, and prose. Artists who have created paintings, drawings, or illustrations based on Poe or his works, are invited to contact me about featuring your work on this site.The Gallery also features photography from various trips to Edgar Allan Poe historic sites, like the ones in Richmond and Baltimore.

About this Site
Poestories.com was built using 100%

standards compliant HTML and CSS. That means no tables were used for layout. It means this site should look nearly identical in every modern browser on Macintosh or Windows, like Firefox or Opera. Finally it means this site is fully functional with all styles turned off and is accessible to people with disabilities.This site also works on mobile devices like cell phones and pda’s. Try it!!Enjoy your visit and don’t forget to sign the guestbook.

This is not a complete list of works by Poe. These are my favorite stories and ones I feel are important and should be read by more people. Several sites listed on the links page have complete collections of Poe’s works online. If you can’t decide which story to read first, try browsing the summaries page.It should be noted that the year in parenthesis is the year the linked text was published, not the year Poe actually wrote the story. Many of Poe’s stories were published several times and some were not published until after he died. Look at the timeline for more information about dates.

“The Angel of the Odd”

(1844) Comedy about being drunk“The Balloon Hoax” (1844) Newspaper story about balloon travel“Berenice” (1835) Horror story about teeth“The Black Cat” (1845) Horror story about a cat“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) A story of revenge“A Descent Into The Maelström” (1845) Man vs. Nature, Adventure Story“Eleonora” (1850) A love story“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) An old house and its secrets“The Gold Bug” (1843) A search for pirate treasure“Hop-Frog” (1845) A midget seeks revenge“The Imp of the Perverse” (1850) Procrastination and confession“The Island of the Fay” (1850) A poetic discussion“Ligeia” (1838) A haunting supernatural tale“The Man of the Crowd” (1845) How to follow someone“Manuscript Found in a Bottle” (1833) Adventure at sea“The Masque of the Red Death” (1850) The horror of the plague“Mesmeric Revelation” (1849) Conversation with a hypnotized dying man“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) A detective story“Never Bet the Devil Your Head” (1850) A comedy with a moral“The Oval Portrait” (1850) A tragic love story“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1850) A torture chamber“The Premature Burial” (1850) About being buried alive“The Purloined Letter” (1845) A detective story“Silence – A Fable” (1838) A dream“Some Words With a Mummy” (1850) A mummy speaks“The Spectacles” (1850) A great little comedy about love at first sight“The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” (1856) Inside an insane asylum“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1850) A murderer’s guilt

Website for Short Story Lovers-7: Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant

This Gutenberg page contains 180 short stories (from 13 Volumes) of the Great Master of the Short Story, Guy de Maupassant. They were translated from the original French by Albert M. C. McMastser, A. E. Henderson, Mme. Quesada and others.

It is a real treat for any short-story lover, especially admirers of Maupassant.

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/3/0/9/3090/3090.txt

Website for Short Story Lovers-8: Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

Welcome to PoeStories.com
by Robert Giordano

This site contains short stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allen Poe is a common misspelling), story summaries, quotes, and linked vocabulary words and definitions for educational reading. It also includes a short biography, a timeline of Poe’s life, and links to other Poe sites.Most people recognize Poe by his famous poem, “The Raven”. Others may have read one of his more popular dark and creepy tales like, “The Fall of the House of Usher” or “The Tell-tale Heart”. Poe wrote quite a few gothic stories about murder, revenge, torture, the plague, being buried alive, and insanity. Many modern books and movies have “borrowed” ideas from Poe. Some of Poe’s stories were not well accepted in his day because people were just not ready for them- they were too scary.Many people don’t know that Edgar Allan Poe also wrote stories about adventure on the high seas, buried pirate treasure, and a famous balloon ride. Poe invented the detective story with tales like “Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Purloined Letter”. Sherlock Holmes and other fictional detectives would later be based on the characters that Poe created. Poe wrote love stories and even a few strange little comedies. He attempted to explain the composition of the universe in a way that sounds a little like quantum physics. Explore this site and you’ll see why I think Edgar Allan Poe deserves to be recognized as one of the most original, imaginative, and ingenious authors of our society.

Summaries
Poe wrote many stories on many different topics. If you don’t know where to start, you can browse short summaries of Edgar Allan Poe stories, so you can find something that interests you. Don’t worry, I don’t give away the endings!!

Wordlist
This site makes it easy for you read Poe’s stories. Poe knew several languages and had quite a large vocabulary. Poe’s works are not hard to read but sometimes he uses obscure words or references that the average user may not know. Because of this, I’ve created an ever growing wordlist containing many of these words and their definitions. When a word in the wordlist appears in any story, it becomes hyperlinked to its definition.

Gallery
In the

Gallery, you’ll find a large collection of Edgar Allan Poe portraits and daguerreotypes. Learn the details behind each of Poe’s commonly recognized portraits.In the Poe Artwork section, browse a constantly updated selection of art from current artists who were inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, his poetry, and prose. Artists who have created paintings, drawings, or illustrations based on Poe or his works, are invited to contact me about featuring your work on this site.The Gallery also features photography from various trips to Edgar Allan Poe historic sites, like the ones in Richmond and Baltimore.

About this Site
Poestories.com was built using 100%

standards compliant HTML and CSS. That means no tables were used for layout. It means this site should look nearly identical in every modern browser on Macintosh or Windows, like Firefox or Opera. Finally it means this site is fully functional with all styles turned off and is accessible to people with disabilities.This site also works on mobile devices like cell phones and pda’s. Try it!!Enjoy your visit and don’t forget to sign the guestbook.

This is not a complete list of works by Poe. These are my favorite stories and ones I feel are important and should be read by more people. Several sites listed on the links page have complete collections of Poe’s works online. If you can’t decide which story to read first, try browsing the summaries page.It should be noted that the year in parenthesis is the year the linked text was published, not the year Poe actually wrote the story. Many of Poe’s stories were published several times and some were not published until after he died. Look at the timeline for more information about dates.

“The Angel of the Odd”

(1844) Comedy about being drunk“The Balloon Hoax” (1844) Newspaper story about balloon travel“Berenice” (1835) Horror story about teeth“The Black Cat” (1845) Horror story about a cat“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) A story of revenge“A Descent Into The Maelström” (1845) Man vs. Nature, Adventure Story“Eleonora” (1850) A love story“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) An old house and its secrets“The Gold Bug” (1843) A search for pirate treasure“Hop-Frog” (1845) A midget seeks revenge“The Imp of the Perverse” (1850) Procrastination and confession“The Island of the Fay” (1850) A poetic discussion“Ligeia” (1838) A haunting supernatural tale“The Man of the Crowd” (1845) How to follow someone“Manuscript Found in a Bottle” (1833) Adventure at sea“The Masque of the Red Death” (1850) The horror of the plague“Mesmeric Revelation” (1849) Conversation with a hypnotized dying man“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) A detective story“Never Bet the Devil Your Head” (1850) A comedy with a moral“The Oval Portrait” (1850) A tragic love story“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1850) A torture chamber“The Premature Burial” (1850) About being buried alive“The Purloined Letter” (1845) A detective story“Silence – A Fable” (1838) A dream“Some Words With a Mummy” (1850) A mummy speaks“The Spectacles” (1850) A great little comedy about love at first sight“The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” (1856) Inside an insane asylum“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1850) A murderer’s guilt

Website for Short Story Lovers-7: Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant

This Gutenberg page contains 180 short stories (from 13 Volumes) of the Great Master of the Short Story, Guy de Maupassant. They were translated from the original French by Albert M. C. McMastser, A. E. Henderson, Mme. Quesada and others.

It is a real treat for any short-story lover, especially admirers of Maupassant.

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/3/0/9/3090/3090.txt

Website for Short Story Lovers-6: Short Stories at ClassicReader.com

“A true short-story is something other and something more than a mere story which is short. A true short-story differs from the novel chiefly in its essential unity of impression. In a far more exact and precise use of the word, a short-story has unity as a novel cannot have it…. A short-story deals with a single character, a single event, a single emotion, or the series of emotions called forth by a single situation.–Brander Matthews, The Philosophy of the Short-Story.”

Short Stories from

http://www.classicreader.com/

Contains short stories by Louisa May Alcott, Sherwood Anderson, Honore de Balzac, Arnold Bennett, Ambrose Bierce, Hans Christian Anderson, Horatio Alger, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Bronte Sisters, Thomas Bulfinch, Thomas Carlyle, Lewis Caroll, Cervantes, Chekhov, GK Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Joseph Conrad, Marie Corelli, Dostoevsky, Alexandre Dumas, Gogol, Gorky, Rider Haggard, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O.Henry, Victor Hugo, Aldous Huxley, Rudyard Kipling, Stephen Leacock, D.H.Lawrence, Maupassant, Somerset Maugham, Turgenev, HG Wells and others.

http://www.classicreader.com/short-stories.php/

Website for Short Story Lovers-5: Short Stories at Rutgers University, New Brunswick

This site has short stories by Isaac Asimov, Anton Chekhov, O.Henry, H.H.Munro and James Thurber, among others.

http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~sujith/stories.html

Website for Short Story Lovers-6: Short Stories at ClassicReader.com

“A true short-story is something other and something more than a mere story which is short. A true short-story differs from the novel chiefly in its essential unity of impression. In a far more exact and precise use of the word, a short-story has unity as a novel cannot have it…. A short-story deals with a single character, a single event, a single emotion, or the series of emotions called forth by a single situation.–Brander Matthews, The Philosophy of the Short-Story.”

Short Stories from

http://www.classicreader.com/

Contains short stories by Louisa May Alcott, Sherwood Anderson, Honore de Balzac, Arnold Bennett, Ambrose Bierce, Hans Christian Anderson, Horatio Alger, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Bronte Sisters, Thomas Bulfinch, Thomas Carlyle, Lewis Caroll, Cervantes, Chekhov, GK Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Joseph Conrad, Marie Corelli, Dostoevsky, Alexandre Dumas, Gogol, Gorky, Rider Haggard, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O.Henry, Victor Hugo, Aldous Huxley, Rudyard Kipling, Stephen Leacock, D.H.Lawrence, Maupassant, Somerset Maugham, Turgenev, HG Wells and others.

http://www.classicreader.com/short-stories.php/

Website for Short Story Lovers-5: Short Stories at Rutgers University, New Brunswick

This site has short stories by Isaac Asimov, Anton Chekhov, O.Henry, H.H.Munro and James Thurber, among others.

http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~sujith/stories.html

Website for Short Story Lovers-4: Twenty Great American Short Stories

http://www.americanliterature.com/ (American Literary Classics) has a page for ‘Twenty Great American Short Stories’ edited by Aaron R Ezis. The list is as follows:

THE LOTTERY – BY – SHIRLEY JACKSON
THE MONKEY’S PAW – BY – W. W. JACOBS
YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN – BY – NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
TO BUILD A FIRE – BY- JACK LONDON
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW – BY WASHINGTON IRVING
REGRET – BY – KATE CHOPIN
THE CASK OF ALMONTILADO – BY – EDGAR ALLAN POE
THE PRIVATE HISTORY OF A CAMPAIGN THAT FAILED – BY – MARK TWAIN
AN OCCURENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE – BY – AMBROSE BIERCE
MY KINSMAN, MAJOR MOLINEUX – BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
THE TELL TALE HEART – BY – EDGAR ALLAN POE
SCARLET STOCKINGS – BY – LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
BARTLEBY THE SCRIVNER – BY – HERMAN MELVILLE
THE PURLOINED LETTER – BY – EDGAR ALLAN POE
THE ECLIPSE – BY – JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
A DARK BROWN DOG – BY – STEPHEN CRANE
THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE – BY – EDGAR ALLAN POE
ON THE GULLS’ ROAD – BY – WILLA CATHER
THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL – BY – NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
SPLIT CHERRY TREE – BY – JESSE STUART

Website for Short Story Lovers-3: "Bibliomania Short Stories"

“Short stories are often considered to be the most perfect form of fiction writing, and nearly every author of merit has many great tales to their name. We feature some of the most famous authors of short stories such as O. Henry, Saki (Hector Monro), Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells, Oscar Wilde, Jack London and Henry James. Alongside them we have the stories of great dramatists and novelists such as Anton Chekhov, Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Aldous Huxley, Antony Trollope and Emile Zola; and undeservedly lesser known authors such as the hilarious Ambrose Bierce, and Barnaby Rich (whose 1581 book ‘Farewell to the Military Profession’ provided Shakespeare with the plot for “Twelfth Night”).

Collections by individual authors include P.G. Wodehouse’s brilliant The Man Upstairs, Edgar Allen Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination and James Joyce’s controversial classic Dubliners.

Send any comments about our short stories by email to stories@bibliomania.com.”

http://www.bibliomania.com/0/5/frameset.html

Website for Short Story Lovers-2: "Classic Short Stories"

“This Website is dedicated to the short story and to those interested in reading light prose.Fewer and fewer people these days read short stories. This is unfortunate–so few will ever experience the joy that reading such fine work can give. The goal of this site is to give a nice cross section of short stories in the hope that these short stories will excite these people into rediscovering this excellent source of entertainment. Happy reading!”

http://www.classicshorts.com/

Websites for Short Story Lovers-1: "Short Inspiring Stories"

This site has some good short stories. Though they are meant mostly for children, anybody can read them. They are truly inspiring.

http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm

Website for Short Story Lovers-4: Twenty Great American Short Stories

http://www.americanliterature.com/ (American Literary Classics) has a page for ‘Twenty Great American Short Stories’ edited by Aaron R Ezis. The list is as follows:

THE LOTTERY – BY – SHIRLEY JACKSON
THE MONKEY’S PAW – BY – W. W. JACOBS
YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN – BY – NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
TO BUILD A FIRE – BY- JACK LONDON
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW – BY WASHINGTON IRVING
REGRET – BY – KATE CHOPIN
THE CASK OF ALMONTILADO – BY – EDGAR ALLAN POE
THE PRIVATE HISTORY OF A CAMPAIGN THAT FAILED – BY – MARK TWAIN
AN OCCURENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE – BY – AMBROSE BIERCE
MY KINSMAN, MAJOR MOLINEUX – BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
THE TELL TALE HEART – BY – EDGAR ALLAN POE
SCARLET STOCKINGS – BY – LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
BARTLEBY THE SCRIVNER – BY – HERMAN MELVILLE
THE PURLOINED LETTER – BY – EDGAR ALLAN POE
THE ECLIPSE – BY – JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
A DARK BROWN DOG – BY – STEPHEN CRANE
THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE – BY – EDGAR ALLAN POE
ON THE GULLS’ ROAD – BY – WILLA CATHER
THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL – BY – NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
SPLIT CHERRY TREE – BY – JESSE STUART

Website for Short Story Lovers-3: "Bibliomania Short Stories"

“Short stories are often considered to be the most perfect form of fiction writing, and nearly every author of merit has many great tales to their name. We feature some of the most famous authors of short stories such as O. Henry, Saki (Hector Monro), Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells, Oscar Wilde, Jack London and Henry James. Alongside them we have the stories of great dramatists and novelists such as Anton Chekhov, Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Aldous Huxley, Antony Trollope and Emile Zola; and undeservedly lesser known authors such as the hilarious Ambrose Bierce, and Barnaby Rich (whose 1581 book ‘Farewell to the Military Profession’ provided Shakespeare with the plot for “Twelfth Night”).

Collections by individual authors include P.G. Wodehouse’s brilliant The Man Upstairs, Edgar Allen Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination and James Joyce’s controversial classic Dubliners.

Send any comments about our short stories by email to stories@bibliomania.com.”

http://www.bibliomania.com/0/5/frameset.html

Website for Short Story Lovers-2: "Classic Short Stories"

“This Website is dedicated to the short story and to those interested in reading light prose.Fewer and fewer people these days read short stories. This is unfortunate–so few will ever experience the joy that reading such fine work can give. The goal of this site is to give a nice cross section of short stories in the hope that these short stories will excite these people into rediscovering this excellent source of entertainment. Happy reading!”

http://www.classicshorts.com/

Websites for Short Story Lovers-1: "Short Inspiring Stories"

This site has some good short stories. Though they are meant mostly for children, anybody can read them. They are truly inspiring.

http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm

Facts and Figures-2: Growth of Knolwedge-based Industries in Karnataka

Karnataka’s biggest success story in recent years has been the growth of knowledge-based industries : Information Technology (IT) and Biotechnology. It accounts for approximately 37% of India’s IT and IT-enabled Services (worth Rs.50,000 crore). Around 40% of the country’s biotech firms are located in Karnataka. (Excerpt from ‘Soaring Economy’ (Special Feature on Karnataka) by Ravi Sharma, Bangalore, in ‘Frontline‘, Sep.7, 2007)(Grateful thanks to Mr Ravi Sharma and Frontline).

Facts and Figures-2: Growth of Knolwedge-based Industries in Karnataka

Karnataka’s biggest success story in recent years has been the growth of knowledge-based industries : Information Technology (IT) and Biotechnology. It accounts for approximately 37% of India’s IT and IT-enabled Services (worth Rs.50,000 crore). Around 40% of the country’s biotech firms are located in Karnataka. (Excerpt from ‘Soaring Economy’ (Special Feature on Karnataka) by Ravi Sharma, Bangalore, in ‘Frontline‘, Sep.7, 2007)(Grateful thanks to Mr Ravi Sharma and Frontline).

A Thought for Today-78: September 11, 2007

You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world – Sheila Graham

A Thought for Today-78: September 11, 2007

You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world – Sheila Graham

Facts and Figures-1: Taj Mahal Tourists and Cell Phone Market

As I read somewhere during my college days, “Statistics is like a bikini; what it reveals is interesting but what it conceals is signficant.” Maybe right. Still I thought as long as it is interesting I can use it in my blog. So here is a series: Facts and Figures and the first two entries are –

(1) 26,03,571 tourists visited the Taj Mahal in 2006-07, according to the
tourism ministry.

(2) 6 million users are being added every month to India’s cell phone market.

Courtesy: Facts & Figures, The Week, Sep.2, 2007.

Grateful thanks to The Week.

Blogs to Watch-11: "Desire to Inspire"

Authors:

Midcenturyjo and Kim. It is listed at Blogger Buzz as a Blog of Note. Contains a lot of beautiful and fascinating designs and some pretty photos. One can pick up a lot of ideas for colorfully decorating interior of one’s home.

Link: http://desiretoinspire.blogspot.com/

விவேகானந்தம்-5

Words of Wisdom-8:

Do you see, simply by the observance of strict Brahmacharya (continence), all learning can be mastered in a very short time – one has an unfailing memory of what one hears or knows but once. It is owing to this want of continence that everything is on the brink of ruin in our country – Swami Vivekananda

Words of Wisdom-7:

To me the very essence of education is concentration of mind, not the collecting of facts. If I had to do my education over again, and had any voice in the matter, I would not study facts at all. I would develop the power of concentration and detachment, and then with a perfect instrument I could collect facts at will – Swami Vivekananda

Words of Wisdom-6:

We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s own feet – Swami Vivekananda

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Little Nuggets-32:

Life without love is like a tree without blossom and fruit – Kahlil Gibran

Little Nuggets-31:

Give love and unconditional acceptance to those you encounter, and notice what happens – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Little Nuggets-30:

Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible – it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could – Barbara DeAngelis