Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. The melancholy brilliance passionate lyricism and torment of Edgar Allen Poe are all well represented in this collection. Here in one volume are his masterpieces of mystery terror humor and adventure including stories such as The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Black Cat The Masque of the Red Death The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Pit and the Pendulum and his finest lyric and narrative poetry--The Raven and Annabel Lee to name just a few--that defined American romanticism and secured Poe as one of the most enduring literary voices of the nineteenth century. Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work the author s personal history and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. Read with confidence.