Poe, Edgar Allan
The Premature Burial
- ISBN 13:
- 9781447465867
- author:
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Fantasy and Horror Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 28
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 0.2 centimetres (0.0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Anthologies, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Premature Burial" is a haunting tale of obsession and mortality. The narrator recounts his life-long struggle with a mysterious disorder that causes him to slip into death-like trances, leaving him vulnerable to being mistaken for dead and buried without his knowledge. As the story unfolds, the narrator finds himself trapped in a confined space, forced to confront his deepest fears. With no escape from his claustrophobic surroundings, he must come to terms with the inevitability of his own mortality. This edition features a specially commissioned biography of the author, providing new insights into Poe's life and work.