This vintage book contains the second volume of "The Works of Edgar Allen Poe". The Stories contained within this collection include: "The Purloined Letter", "The Thousand-And-Second Tale Of Scheherazade", "A Descent Into The Maelstrom", "Von Kempelen And His Discovery", "Mesmeric Revelation", "The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar", "The Black Cat", "The Fall Of The House Of Usher", and others. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.