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His hideous heart : thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe's most unsettling tales reimagined  Cover Image Book Book

His hideous heart : thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe's most unsettling tales reimagined / edited by Dahlia Adler.

Adler, Dahlia, (editor.). Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 (Added Author).

Summary:

Offers a collection of authors' reimaginings of Edgar Allan Poe's work, as well as the original Poe stories.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250302779 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1250302773
  • Physical Description: viii, 470 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The tales retold: She rode a horse of fire / Kendare Blake -- It's carnival! / Tiffany D. Jackson -- Night-tide / Tessa Gratton -- The glittering death / Caleb Roehrig -- A drop of stolen ink / Emily Lloyd-Jones -- Happy days, sweetheart / Stephanie Kuehn -- The raven (remix) / amanda lovelace -- Changeling / Marieke Nijkamp -- The oval filter / Lamar Giles -- Red / Hillary Monahan -- Lygia / Dahlia Adler -- The fall of the Bank of Usher / Fran Wilde -- The murders in the Rue Apartelle, Boracay / Rin Chupeco -- The original tales [by Edgar Allan Poe]: Metzengerstein -- The cask of Amontillado -- Annabel Lee (poem) -- The pit and the pendulum -- The purloined letter -- The tell-tale heart -- The raven (poem) -- Hop-frog -- The oval portrait -- The masque of the red death -- Ligeia -- The fall of the House of Usher -- The murders in the Rue Morgue.
Subject: Horror tales, American > Fiction.
Genre: Horror fiction.
Short stories.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Covington Branch YA HIS HI (Text) 33126024474276 YA Fiction Available -
Independence Branch YA HIS HI (Text) 33126024965034 YA Fiction Available -

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    Offers a collection of authors' reimaginings of Edgar Allan Poe's work, as well as the original Poe stories.
  • Baker & Taylor
    An anthology of modern tales, written by leading young adult authors and inspired by favorite Edgar Allan Poe stories, includes Tiffany D. Jackson’s reimagining of “The Cask of Amontillado” and Stephanie Kuehn’s adaptation of “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Thirteen of Poe's terrifying works are reimagined in new and unexpected ways for modern readers. Poe's own stories are included, so readers can compare.
  • McMillan Palgrave

    Thirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.

    Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in both Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales, and in the 13 unique and unforgettable ways that they've been brought to life.

    Contributors include Dahlia Adler (reimagining “Ligeia”), Kendare Blake (“Metzengerstein”), Rin Chupeco (“The Murders in the Rue Morgue”), Lamar Giles (“The Oval Portrait”), Tessa Gratton (“Annabel Lee”), Tiffany D. Jackson (“The Cask of Amontillado”), Stephanie Kuehn (“The Tell-Tale Heart”), Emily Lloyd-Jones (“The Purloined Letter”), amanda lovelace (“The Raven”), Hillary Monahan (“The Masque of the Red Death”), Marieke Nijkamp (“Hop-Frog”), Caleb Roehrig (“The Pit and the Pendulum”), and Fran Wilde (“The Fall of the House of Usher”).


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