THE ESSENTIAL EDGAR ALLAN POE

Read by . . : Kerry Shale, John Chancer, and William Roberts
Publisher . : Naxos AudioBooks, 2008
ISBN . . . .: 9789626349212
Format . . .: MP3. 33 tracks, 328 MB
Bitrate . . : ~100 kbps (iTunes 9, VBR (highest), Mono, 44.1 kHz)
Source . . .: 6 CDs (7.5 hrs)
Genre . . . : Short Stories, Poetry
Unabridged .: Unabridged

A collection of 8 short stories (of brooding darkness, psychological 
disturbance and lurking death), 23 dream-haunted poems, and a short 
biography (which explains the roots of Poe's curious psyche and 
tempestuous, death-stalked life).

Titles/tracks:
 The Murders In The Rue Morgue
 The Pit And The Pendulum
 The Tell Tale Heart
 The Fall of the House of Usher
 The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar
 The Premature Burial
 The Cask of Amontillado
 The Masque of the Red Death
 Tamerlane
 Dreams
 Spirits of the Dead
 A Dream
 The Lake
 The bowers whereat, in dreams I see
 Fairy-Land
 To Helen
 Israfel
 Lenore
 Sonnet: To Zante
 The Haunted Palace
 Sonnet: Silence
 The Conqueror Worm
 Dream-Land
 Eulalie
 The Raven
 (Not long ago, the writer of these lines...)
 Ulalume: A Ballad
 The Bells
 A Dream Within a Dream
 For Annie
 To My Mother
 Annabel Lee
 (Biography)

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Combined some CD tracks, nicely tagged and labeled, cover scans included.
Accompanying booklet also scanned and included!

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August 2010


 Links: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murders_in_the_Rue_Morgue 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven  etc.

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  From naxosaudiobooks.com:
Released to coincide with the two-hundredth anniversary of the author’s birth in January 1809, this selection of well-loved chilling tales from the master of the supernatural is a perfect Christmas gift. The short stories include The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher. This release also features additional poetry by Poe and a new biography especially written for Naxos AudioBooks by Roy McMillan.

This collection of 8 short stories, 23 poems, and a short biography of Poe is narrated by three readers: John Chancer, William Roberts, and Kerry Shale. 
Shale begins with “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” He employs a high-pitched French accent to represent Dupin and affects a surprised, somewhat immature tone for the narrator. Some of Poe’s endless descriptions bog down the pacing. Listeners may want to head right to “The Pit and the Pendulum,” read by Roberts, who is a master of the verbal adrenaline rush. His tones lower as the pendulum descends and speed up to match the petrified shrieks. 
Shale recites the poetry selections; cue up to “Lenore” and zip over to “The Raven” to experience a perfect audible pairing of love lost and unmitigated grief. Chancer provides a simple yet engaging reading of Poe’s biography. 

Suitably macabre mood music marks transitions between the selections. The celebration of Poe’s 200th birthday brings renewed 

interest in the author’s works.