This vintage book contains the fifth volume of "The Works of Edgar Allen
Poe". The Stories contained within this collection include: "Philosophy
of Furniture", "A Tale of Jerusalem", "The Sphinx", "Hop-Frog", "The Man
of the Crowd", "Never bet the Devil your Head", "Thou art the Man", "Why
the Little Frenchman Wears his Head in a Sling", "Some Words with a
Mummy", "The Poetic Principle", and more. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his
stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short
story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the
detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are
becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this
volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a
specially commissioned new biography of the author.