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by Edgar Allan Poe · 1809–1849
"The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2" by Edgar Allan Poe is a collection of literary works, including short stories and essays, written during the early to mid-19th century. This volume contains a range of tales that delve into themes of mystery, horror, and the uncanny, showcasing Poe's mastery of suspenseful and psychological storytelling. Notable pieces include "The Purloined Letter," which features the brilliant detective C. Auguste Dupin as he solves a complex crime involving a stolen letter of great importance, highlighting both the ingenuity of the detective and the folly of the authorities. The opening of the volume features "The Purloined Letter," where the narrator and Dupin engage in deep contemplation over previous mysteries when they are visited by Monsieur G, the Prefect of the Parisian police. The Prefect brings details of a perplexing case involving a missing letter that holds significant political power, stolen by the Minister D. As the Prefect describes his failed attempts to recover the letter, Dupin's insights reveal that the straightforward nature of the theft has eluded the authorities. The narrative sets a tone of intellectual intrigue as Dupin prepares to outsmart both the Prefect and the clever Minister, emphasizing Poe’s exploration of human intellect and the nature of perception.
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- Read time
- 431 min
- Words
- 94,918
- Chapters
- 20
- Paragraphs
- 1,006
- Price
- Free
- American fiction -- 19th century
- Fantasy fiction
- Horror tales, American
- Short stories
“‘No sooner had we got rid of these birds, which occasioned us great annoyance, than we were terrified by the appearance of a fowl of another kind,
««No bien nos libramos de estas aves, que nos ocasionaron gran molestia, que fuimos aterrorizados por la aparición de un ave de otra especie,
and infinitely larger than even the rocs which I met in my former voyages; for it was bigger than the biggest of the domes on your seraglio, oh, most Munificent of Caliphs.
e infinitamente más grande que incluso los roc que encontré en mis viajes anteriores; pues era más grande que la mayor de las cúpulas de tu seraglio, oh, más Magnífico de los Califas.
This terrible fowl had no head that we could perceive, but was fashioned entirely of belly, which was of a prodigious fatness and roundness, of a soft-looking substance, smooth, shining and striped with various colors.
Esta terrible ave no tenía cabeza que pudiéramos percibir, sino que estaba formada enteramente de vientre, que era de una gordura y redondez prodigiosas, de una sustancia de aspecto blando, lisa, brillante y estriada con varios colores.
In its talons, the monster was bearing away to his eyrie in the heavens, a house from which it had knocked off the roof, and in the interior of which we distinctly saw human beings, who, beyond doubt,
En sus garras, el monstruo se llevaba a su nido en los cielos, una casa de la cual había derribado el techo, y en cuyo interior veíamos claramente a seres humanos, quienes, sin duda,
were in a state of frightful despair at the horrible fate which awaited them.
estaban en un estado de desesperación terrible ante el horrible destino que los esperaba.
We shouted with all our might, in the hope of frightening the bird into letting go of its prey, but it merely gave a snort or puff,
Gritamos con todas nuestras fuerzas, con la esperanza de asustar al pájaro para que soltara su presa, pero simplemente dio un resoplido o un soplo,
as if of rage and then let fall upon our heads a heavy sack which proved to be filled with sand!’”
como de rabia, y luego dejó caer sobre nuestras cabezas un pesado saco que resultó estar lleno de arena».
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- Spanish, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #2148
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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