Stories of Mystery and Suspense - Enhanced and Abridged Version

“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”



In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense. They range from Gothic historical stories such as The

Pit and the Pendulum, through to detective fiction like The Murders in the Rue Morgue and an early science fiction tale - A Descent into the Maelström.

Ghostly mysteries such as Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher are also in the collection along with Poe’s masterpiece study of madness The Tell-

Tale Heart.


Fully interactive graded reader now available on iBooks.

The multimedia options at your fingertips make reading for language learning come alive – read, listen, check meanings, make notes, have fun with interactive exercises!


• Upper-Intermediate | 1800 headwords | B2 | FCE

• Full audio on every page

• Interactive exercises at the end of each chapter

• Photo-galleries – illustrated introduction to the characters

• Interactive on-page dictionaries

• Information about the author

• Historical and cultural background to each book

• Landscape and portrait orientation

• Difficulty graded according to the Common European Framework of Reference

• Ideal for Upper Secondary and University students as well as for young adults anywhere!

• Adaptation and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan.

• Illustrated by Simone Rea


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