Ligeia av Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe’s Ligeia is a Gothic tale of love, loss, and the supernatural. First published in 1838 in Philadelphia’s The American Museum magazine, the short story has beguiled readers for nearly 200 years.

Set in 1840s Philadelphia, The Curse of Ligeia tells the story of struggling writer Graham Corbett and his wife Lady Rowena who find their marriage unraveling while a deadly epidemic ravages the city. One night, after Graham receives a rejection letter for his novel, Lady Rowena drunkenly confronts him about her suspicions that he still pines for his dead first wife Ligeia. As frustrations mount, a spur of ghastly horrors unfold that test both their wills—and their sanity—as Ligeia seemingly reappears to haunt their home. Is what is seen a reality or merely illusions of a grief-stricken mind?

About the author:
Author, poet, and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with pioneering the short story genre, inventing detective fiction, and contributing to the development of science fiction. However, Poe is best known for his works of the macabre, including such infamous titles as The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Lenore, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Part of the American Romantic Movement, Poe was one of the first writers to make his living exclusively through his writing, working for literary journals and becoming known as a literary critic. His works have been widely adapted in film. Edgar Allan Poe died of a mysterious illness in 1849 at the age of 40.

ISBN-13: 9781537043753.