Edgar Allan Poe

Qui donc n'aurait pas lu Le chat noir, demande Baudelaire ?
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Le Démon de la perversité
Edgar Allan Poe, écrivain américain (1809-1849) Ce livre numérique présente «Le Démon de la perversité», de Edgar Allan Poe, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux... Lire la suite

True! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and... Lire la suite

La Chute de la maison Usher
Edgar Allan Poe, écrivain américain (1809-1849) Ce livre numérique présente «La Chute de la maison Usher», de Edgar Allan Poe, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux... Lire la suite

Nouvelles Histoires extraordinaires
Edgar Allan Poe, écrivain américain (1809-1849)
Traduction par Charles Baudelaire
A. Quantin, 1884 Ce livre numérique présente "Nouvelles Histoires extraordinaires", de Edgar Allan Poe, édité en texte... Lire la suite

MS. Found in a Bottle
Edgar Allan Poe, american author, poet, editor, and literary critic (1809-1849) This ebook presents «MS. Found in a Bottle», from Edgar Allan Poe. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected... Lire la suite

El narrador, llamado P..., describe el interés creciente en el mesmerismo, una pseudociencia consistente en imbuir al paciente en un estado hipnótico mediante la influencia del magnetismo (el mesmerismo evolucionaría más adelante en la hipnosis).... Lire la suite

William Wilson
Edgar Allan Poe, american author, poet, editor, and literary critic (1809-1849) This ebook presents «William Wilson», from Edgar Allan Poe. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of... Lire la suite

Le Roi Peste
Edgar Allan Poe, écrivain américain (1809-1849) Ce livre numérique présente «Le Roi Peste», de Edgar Allan Poe, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes sections. Table... Lire la suite

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult... Lire la suite

Those closest to us, especially in our early years, are the immediate members of our family. We look to them for love, guidance, care and attention. But as the years pass things change. Siblings may become closer, they may become rivals. But things... Lire la suite

As a general rule we are a trusting lot. You say something and, whilst I might disagree, I believe you are acting in good faith. Of course this may be just the beginning of a ruse. If I trust you I might let down my guard, I might seek to share and... Lire la suite

In that extraordinary time between childhood and adulthood are those years that most parents dread; The Teenage Years. Hormones rage, personalities can become belligerent, lives are lived in partial secrecy as their brains undergo re-wiring and... Lire la suite

We are all driven by needs, desires, ambitions and many other forces. Life runs as normal with the obligatory ups and downs. However, sometimes the ‘off’ switch in our heads doesn’t quite work as intended. The world, ourselves, and others, are seen... Lire la suite

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult... Lire la suite

A distinguished American writer of fiction said to me lately: "Did you ever think of the vital American way we live? We are always going after mental gymnastics." Now the mystery story is mental gymnastics. By the time the reader has followed a... Lire la suite