In a thrilling adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known works, acclaimed artist-adapter Gareth Hinds translates Poe's dark genius into graphic-novel format. It is true that I am nervous. But why will you say that I am mad? In “The Cask of Amontillado,” a man exacts revenge on a disloyal friend at carnival, luring him into catacombs below the city. In “The Masque of the Red Death,” a prince shielding himself from plague hosts a doomed party inside his abbey stronghold. A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, faced with a swinging blade and swarming rats, can’t see his tormentors in “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and in “The Tell-Tale Heart,” a milky eye and a deafening heartbeat reveal the effects of conscience and creeping madness. Alongside these tales are visual interpretations of three poems — “The Raven,” “The Bells,” and Poe’s poignant elegy to lost love, “Annabel Lee.” The seven concise graphic narratives, keyed to thematic icons, amplify and honor the timeless legacy of a master of gothic horror.
Poe: Stories and Poems
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Author: Hinds, Gareth
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780763695095
Details:
Author: Hinds, Gareth
Brand: Candlewick Press (MA)
Color: Black
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 120
Release Date: 01-08-2017
Part Number: Illustrated
Package Dimensions: 10.5 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches Languages: english
EAN: 9780763695095
