| Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Gareth Hinds Contributor(s): Hinds, Gareth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763695092 ISBN-13: 9780763695095 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Horror - Young Adult Fiction | Short Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Science Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.7" W x 10.4" (0.90 lbs) 120 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 192700 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a thrilling adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known works, acclaimed artist-adapter Gareth Hinds translates Poe's dark genius into graphic-novel format. It is true that I am nervous. But why will you say that I am mad? In "The Cask of Amontillado," a man exacts revenge on a disloyal friend at carnival, luring him into catacombs below the city. In "The Masque of the Red Death," a prince shielding himself from plague hosts a doomed party inside his abbey stronghold. A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, faced with a swinging blade and swarming rats, can't see his tormentors in "The Pit and the Pendulum," and in "The Tell-Tale Heart," a milky eye and a deafening heartbeat reveal the effects of conscience and creeping madness. Alongside these tales are visual interpretations of three poems -- "The Raven," "The Bells," and Poe's poignant elegy to lost love, "Annabel Lee." The seven concise graphic narratives, keyed to thematic icons, amplify and honor the timeless legacy of a master of gothic horror. |