Poe’s mysterious tale of two feuding families.
On the night when the young Metzengerstein is suspected of burning his rival’s stables, a strange uncanny horse is rescued from the flames. He recognizes the stallion as the one depicted in an ancient tapestry in his castle and believes it also to relate to an old prophecy regarding the two houses. He adopts the horse as his own and becomes obsessed with it. But one stormy night, as he rides out on his weird mount … the prophecy comes to pass in a way which he could not have predicted.
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"This is one of my favorite "go-to" books... I LOVE IT!!! I just pick a story... I have yet to read all the stories... It may take me a bit - small doses of dreariness, I suppose. :) " — Juliet (4 out of 5 stars)
"This is one of my favorite "go-to" books... I LOVE IT!!! I just pick a story... I have yet to read all the stories... It may take me a bit - small doses of dreariness, I suppose. :) "
" This is the ultimate book for Edgar Allan Poe fans! "
" A Must read for every person who loves to read. "
" enjoyable as always, but don't read them all back to back! "
" Had read this is high school and hated it. Then had to tutor an 8th grader on the very same book and loved it. "
" I loved Poe's shorter stories, however, his longer ones were a very taxing read - So much unnecessary waffle. "
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1848) transformed the American literary landscape with his innovations in the short story genre and his haunting lyrical poetry, and he is credited with inventing American gothic horror and detective fiction. He was first published in 1827 and then began a career as a magazine writer and editor and a sharp literary critic. In 1845 the publication of his most famous poem, “The Raven,” brought him national fame.
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