Selected Tales

Introduction by Diane Johnson Metzengerstein. Loss of Breath . MS. Found in a Bottle . Ligeia. The Fall of the House of Usher William Wilson The Man of the Crowd . The Murders in the Rue Morgue A Descent into the Maelström. The Masque of the Red Death The Pit and the Pendulum The Tell-Tale . The Black Cat. The Purloined Letter. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar. The Cask of Amontillado Hop-Frog THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM Chronology . Note on the Texts . Notes .