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A Descent into the Maelstrom
Featured Article: The top 100 horror books of all time
This list encompasses the full spectrum of what horror can be—campfire-worthy tales, stomach-churning gore, and incisive social commentary. The classics are accounted for, but it also spotlights more recent titles, because that’s the nature of the genre—it is as perennial as it is ever-evolving, conjuring whatever frights most haunt our collective consciousness. Each title does have one thing in common: It makes for devilishly good listening. So cut the lights and press play—if you dare.
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The American Classics Collection - Volume One: 15+ Novels, and Stories from HP Lovecraft, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Frederick Douglass, & More
- A Farewell to Arms, At the Mountains of Madness, Little Women, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild, The Great Gatsby, The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Walden, & More
- By: Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, and others
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathan Osgood, Robert G. Slade, and others
- Length: 120 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance14
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The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators.
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5* Collection of American Classics
- By Anonymous on 01-08-25
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The American Classics Collection - Volume One: 15+ Novels, and Stories from HP Lovecraft, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Frederick Douglass, & More
- A Farewell to Arms, At the Mountains of Madness, Little Women, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild, The Great Gatsby, The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Walden, & More
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathan Osgood, Robert G. Slade, Jonathan Keeble, Katherine Fenton, Peter Noble, William Hope
- Length: 120 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-01-25
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Horror Collection: 60+ Novels and Stories from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Mary Shelley, and More
- Frankenstein; Dracula; Jekyll and Hyde; Carmilla; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Call of Cthulhu; The Turn of the Screw; The Mezzotint; and More
- By: H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M. R. James, and others
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, Malk Williams, and others
- Length: 93 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall74
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Performance58
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The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators....
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Massive, Incredible, Maybe Even Definitive
- By Byron and Dina on 11-19-22
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The Ultimate Horror Collection: 60+ Novels and Stories from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Mary Shelley, and More
- Frankenstein; Dracula; Jekyll and Hyde; Carmilla; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Call of Cthulhu; The Turn of the Screw; The Mezzotint; and More
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble, Malk Williams, Karen Cass, Julie Teal
- Length: 93 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-26-22
- Language: English
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
- By: Stephen Fry, Washington Irving, M.R. James, and others
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,018
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Performance876
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As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio....
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Wonderful narration. Mediocre stories.
- By Michael F. on 11-07-23
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-09-23
- Language: English
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Works Collection
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Philippe Duquenoy
- Length: 48 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall507
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Performance421
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Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most prolific authors of his time, eventually gaining recognition for his tales of horror and his uncanny ability to paint a macabre picture with words....
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Would recommend to anyone!!!
- By Gail Blackwell on 03-14-18
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Works Collection
- Narrated by: Philippe Duquenoy
- Length: 48 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 01-29-18
- Language: English
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The Edgar Allan Poe Complete Works Collection - Stories, Poems, Novels, and Essays
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 59 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance32
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Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature....
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The Finest Poe Collection
- By Anonymous on 02-13-22
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The Edgar Allan Poe Complete Works Collection - Stories, Poems, Novels, and Essays
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 59 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-04-22
- Language: English
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The Definitive Detective Collection: Novels and Stories Featuring Sherlock Holmes; Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple; Lord Peter Wimsey; Sam Spade; Auguste Dupin; Alan Grant; and Father Brown
- The Murder at the Vicarage; The Mysterious Affair at Styles; The Hound of the Baskervilles; Whose Body?; The Man in the Queue; The Maltese Falcon; The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Innocence Of Father Brown; & More
- By: Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, and others
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Jonathan Keeble, Adam Sims, and others
- Length: 101 hrs and 37 mins
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The Definitive Detective Collection brings together the finest deductive minds in fiction. Join Edgar Allan Poe's Auguste Dupin as he invents the detective genre in the mid-1800s, and follow the logical clues to the most famous detectives ever committed to paper, Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.
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The Definitive Detective Collection: Novels and Stories Featuring Sherlock Holmes; Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple; Lord Peter Wimsey; Sam Spade; Auguste Dupin; Alan Grant; and Father Brown
- The Murder at the Vicarage; The Mysterious Affair at Styles; The Hound of the Baskervilles; Whose Body?; The Man in the Queue; The Maltese Falcon; The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Innocence Of Father Brown; & More
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Jonathan Keeble, Adam Sims, David Rintoul, Nicholas Boulton, Karen Cass, Peter Noble
- Length: 101 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 06-14-26
- Language: English
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Doug Bradley's Spinechillers Audio Books, Volume 1
- Classic Horror Stories
- By: Charles Dickens, H. P. Lovecraft, Saki, and others
- Narrated by: Doug Bradley
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall93
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Performance86
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Classic stories from the original masters of horror, including Edgar Allan Poe, HP Lovecraft and Charles Dickens....
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Excellent stories and wonderful performance
- By Gavin Lees on 10-12-18
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Doug Bradley's Spinechillers Audio Books, Volume 1
- Classic Horror Stories
- Narrated by: Doug Bradley
- Series: Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-06-14
- Language: English
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25 Unmissable Horror Stories
- By: H. P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Bloch, and others
- Narrated by: Ian Gordon, Jennifer Gill
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance12
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We’ve recorded some 400+ stories since 2015 here at HorrorBabble. This collection comprises some of our very favorites....
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Great readings of many fine tales
- By G. L. Davis on 05-01-22
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25 Unmissable Horror Stories
- Narrated by: Ian Gordon, Jennifer Gill
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 09-22-21
- Language: English
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Stories and Poems
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 36 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance23
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Presenting the complete collection of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, read by award-award winning narrators Jonathan Keeble and Peter Noble....
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The Perfect Poe Companion
- By Anonymous on 05-26-22
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Stories and Poems
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 36 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-30-22
- Language: English
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The Gold-Bug
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Chris Lutkin
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall76
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Performance67
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The grand-prize winner of a writing contest sponsored by the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper, "The Gold-Bug" was one of Poe's most popular stories during his lifetime....
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It’s a great story
- By Josef Sikelianos on 07-15-19
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The Gold-Bug
- Narrated by: Chris Lutkin
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 07-25-17
- Language: English
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Kerry Shale
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall144
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Performance119
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Auguste Dupin, investigator extraordinaire, was the remarkable creation of Edgar Allan Poe....
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4 🌟
- By G00fn0ff on 04-14-19
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
- Narrated by: Kerry Shale
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-30-12
- Language: English
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance8
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The chilling classic that inspired the new Netflix horror drama, "The Fall of the House of Usher". Venture, if you dare, into the House of Usher...
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Great Story
- By Tonia Marie on 02-13-24
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-23-23
- Language: English
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The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance45
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Edgar Allan Poe elevated the gothic story, developed the unreliable narrator, recast psychological terror, and reveled in both the horror and the supernal beauty of death. From Poe's rich, unrivaled imagination comes a collection of his most masterful works....
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Didn't fully track it, but still, I enjoyed it!
- By Jennifer Greenlees on 10-02-20
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The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-27-18
- Language: English
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The Detective Novels Collection: 13 Novels and Stories from Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Dorothy L. Sayers, Josephine Tey, & More
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Whose Body?, The Man in the Queue, & More
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edgar Allan Poe, and others
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Jonathan Keeble, Barnaby Edwards, and others
- Length: 83 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Detective Novels Collection is a stunning collection of 13 classic detective novels and stories, read by four award-winning narrators.
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The Detective Novels Collection: 13 Novels and Stories from Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Dorothy L. Sayers, Josephine Tey, & More
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Whose Body?, The Man in the Queue, & More
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Jonathan Keeble, Barnaby Edwards, Karen Cass
- Length: 83 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 10-31-24
- Language: English
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Great Classic Mysteries
- Thirteen Unabridged Stories
- By: Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble, Kim Hicks, Simon Vance, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall195
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Enjoy the great detectives of the Golden Age of classic mysteries in this unique collection of audio whodunits....
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Great stories ruined by obnoxious Audible format
- By j on 01-05-12
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Great Classic Mysteries
- Thirteen Unabridged Stories
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble, Kim Hicks, Simon Vance, Kate Fenton, Bill Wallace, Robert Fass
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 10-19-10
- Language: English
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100+ Horror Collection - Scary Stories to Read in Bed Tonight
- By: Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, and others
- Narrated by: David J Miles, Michael Goodrick, Peter Coates, and others
- Length: 94 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. These facts few psychologists ...
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100+ Horror Collection - Scary Stories to Read in Bed Tonight
- Narrated by: David J Miles, Michael Goodrick, Peter Coates, Paul Gibson, Martina Mercer, David McCord, Kenneth Elliot, Alfred Costa
- Length: 94 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 04-26-25
- Language: English
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Great Classic Stories II
- By: Edgar Allan Poe, James Joyce, Mark Twain, and others
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kate Fenton, Stephen R. Thorne, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall194
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Performance156
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This wonderful collection of 18 short stories includes work by some of literature's most treasured names....
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Another great selection of stories
- By Adeliese Baumann on 02-04-13
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Great Classic Stories II
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kate Fenton, Stephen R. Thorne, Robert Fass, Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-14-10
- Language: English
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Suspense: Fear & Trembling
- By: John Dickson Carr, Dashiell Hammett, Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Peter Lorre, Lou Merrill, Agnes Moorehead, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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Overall30
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From the very beginning of its two-decade run on radio, Suspense was tops in thriller entertainment! Its first year on the air brought together stories from such outstanding masters of the genre as John Dickson Carr....
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not a book, but still a great listen!
- By Jed W. on 10-13-19
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Suspense: Fear & Trembling
- Narrated by: Peter Lorre, Lou Merrill, Agnes Moorehead, Alice Frost, Old Time Radio
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 06-17-19
- Language: English
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Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: David Miles, Michael Goodrick
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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This selection includes works by Edgar Allan Poe: Tales, The Gold-Bug, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the...
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Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: David Miles, Michael Goodrick
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-04-24
- Language: English
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 3
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Tim Habeger
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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A collection of classic works by Edgar Allan Poe, American author, poet, editor, and literary critic....
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I love Poe - great to listen to these
- By AudioLover on 04-13-20
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 3
- Narrated by: Tim Habeger
- Series: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Book 3
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 02-07-12
- Language: English
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