--- product_id: 5077414 title: "Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics)" price: "€ 54.21" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/5077414-edgar-allan-poe-collected-works-leather-bound-classics store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Includes expert scholarly essay Leather-bound classic edition Timeless literary masterpieces Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) **Price:** € 54.21 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 📖 Own the mystery. Master the classics. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) - **How much does it cost?** € 54.21 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/5077414-edgar-allan-poe-collected-works-leather-bound-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Iconic Leather-Bound Design:** A sophisticated addition to any modern professional’s curated library. - • **A Must-Have for Cultural Cred:** Elevate your workspace or home library with a classic that sparks conversation and admiration. - • **Enhanced with Scholarly Insight:** Includes a thought-provoking essay by a Poe expert to deepen your appreciation. - • **Curated Collection of Poe’s Best:** From 'The Raven' to 'The Fall of the House of Usher'—all your favorite tales in one volume. - • **Perfect Blend of Style and Substance:** Durable, elegant leather cover meets profound, timeless storytelling. ## Overview This leather-bound edition of Edgar Allan Poe’s collected works offers a premium, durable design paired with a comprehensive selection of his most influential poems and stories. Enhanced by a scholarly essay, it’s a perfect blend of literary depth and elegant craftsmanship, ideal for both new readers and devoted fans seeking to enrich their personal or professional libraries. ## Description No library's complete without the classics! This new, enhanced leather-bound edition collects some of the most influential stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was a master of tales of the mysterious and macabre. From the eerie incantations of “The Raven” to the persistent fright of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” his stories and poems are unforgettable explorations of the darker side of life that still offer lessons and insight into human behavior today. This Canterbury Classics edition of Edgar Allan Poe collects some of his best-known work—from “Annabel Lee” to “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “Lenore” to “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and many more. With an impressive leather cover, specially designed endpapers, and an essay by a Poe scholar, Edgar Allan Poe is the perfect introduction for new readers and the perfect resource for devoted fans.Poe's writings were truly original—and this unique book is the perfect look at his uncommon genius. Review: Poetry and Mystery - Edgar Allan Poe’s stature as a major figure in world literature is primarily based on his ingenious and profound short stories, poems, and critical theories, which established a highly influential rationale for the short form in both poetry and fiction. Regarded in literary histories and handbooks as the architect of the modern short story, Poe was also the principal forerunner of the “art for art’s sake” movement in 19th-century European literature. Whereas earlier critics predominantly concerned themselves with moral or ideological generalities, Poe focused his criticism on the specifics of style and construction that contributed to a work’s effectiveness or failure. In his own work, he demonstrated a brilliant command of language and technique as well as an inspired and original imagination. Poe’s poetry and short stories greatly influenced the French Symbolists of the late 19th century, who in turn altered the direction of modern literature. Poe’s father and mother were professional actors. At the time of his birth in 1809, they were members of a repertory company in Boston. Before Poe was three years old both of his parents died, and he was raised in the home of John Allan, a prosperous exporter from Richmond, Virginia, who never legally adopted his foster son. As a boy, Poe attended the best schools available, and was admitted to the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1825. While there he distinguished himself academically but was forced to leave after less than a year because of bad debts and inadequate financial support from Allan. Poe’s relationship with Allan disintegrated upon his return to Richmond in 1827, and soon after Poe left for Boston, where he enlisted in the army and also published his first poetry collection, Tamerlane, and Other Poems. The volume went unnoticed by readers and reviewers, and a second collection, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems, received only slightly more attention when it appeared in 1829. That same year Poe was honorably discharged from the army, having attained the rank of regimental sergeant major, and was then admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point. However, because Allan would neither provide his foster son with sufficient funds to maintain himself as a cadet nor give the consent necessary to resign from the Academy, Poe gained a dismissal by ignoring his duties and violating regulations. He subsequently went to New York City, where Poems, his third collection of verse, was published in 1831, and then to Baltimore, where he lived at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Maria Clemm. Over the next few years Poe’s first short stories appeared in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier and his “MS. Found in a Bottle” won a cash prize for best story in the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. Nevertheless, Poe was still not earning enough to live independently, nor did Allan’s death in 1834 provide him with an inheritance. The following year, however, his financial problems were temporarily alleviated when he accepted an editorship at The Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, bringing with him his aunt and his 12-year-old cousin Virginia, whom he married in 1836. The Southern Literary Messenger was the first of several journals Poe would direct over the next 10 years and through which he rose to prominence as a leading man of letters in America. Poe made himself known not only as a superlative author of poetry and fiction, but also as a literary critic whose level of imagination and insight had hitherto been unapproached in American literature. While Poe’s writings gained attention in the late 1830s and early 1840s, the profits from his work remained meager, and he supported himself by editing Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine and Graham’s Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. After his wife’s death from tuberculosis in 1847, Poe became involved in a number of romantic affairs. It was while he prepared for his second marriage that Poe, for reasons unknown, arrived in Baltimore in late September of 1849. On October 3, he was discovered in a state of semi-consciousness; he died four days later without regaining the necessary lucidity to explain what had happened during the last days of his life. Review: An excellent value - What can I say. It's not about the author or the stories. Time and a lot more scholarly people than me have rendered their verdict on that. But on the book its self, it is definitely a good deal. It is well made, attractive, and certainly worth the price of a couple of good cigars. If you want t start a library of classic literature or add to one, you will not go wrong with Mr. Poe's classic works in a classic leather bound edition that would be a good bargain at two or three times the price. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #38,946 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #459 in Horror Occult & Supernatural #817 in Short Stories (Books) #1,568 in Classic Literature & Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,562 Reviews | ## Images ![Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81dkdOm5CgL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Poetry and Mystery *by L***N on January 17, 2026* Edgar Allan Poe’s stature as a major figure in world literature is primarily based on his ingenious and profound short stories, poems, and critical theories, which established a highly influential rationale for the short form in both poetry and fiction. Regarded in literary histories and handbooks as the architect of the modern short story, Poe was also the principal forerunner of the “art for art’s sake” movement in 19th-century European literature. Whereas earlier critics predominantly concerned themselves with moral or ideological generalities, Poe focused his criticism on the specifics of style and construction that contributed to a work’s effectiveness or failure. In his own work, he demonstrated a brilliant command of language and technique as well as an inspired and original imagination. Poe’s poetry and short stories greatly influenced the French Symbolists of the late 19th century, who in turn altered the direction of modern literature. Poe’s father and mother were professional actors. At the time of his birth in 1809, they were members of a repertory company in Boston. Before Poe was three years old both of his parents died, and he was raised in the home of John Allan, a prosperous exporter from Richmond, Virginia, who never legally adopted his foster son. As a boy, Poe attended the best schools available, and was admitted to the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1825. While there he distinguished himself academically but was forced to leave after less than a year because of bad debts and inadequate financial support from Allan. Poe’s relationship with Allan disintegrated upon his return to Richmond in 1827, and soon after Poe left for Boston, where he enlisted in the army and also published his first poetry collection, Tamerlane, and Other Poems. The volume went unnoticed by readers and reviewers, and a second collection, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems, received only slightly more attention when it appeared in 1829. That same year Poe was honorably discharged from the army, having attained the rank of regimental sergeant major, and was then admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point. However, because Allan would neither provide his foster son with sufficient funds to maintain himself as a cadet nor give the consent necessary to resign from the Academy, Poe gained a dismissal by ignoring his duties and violating regulations. He subsequently went to New York City, where Poems, his third collection of verse, was published in 1831, and then to Baltimore, where he lived at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Maria Clemm. Over the next few years Poe’s first short stories appeared in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier and his “MS. Found in a Bottle” won a cash prize for best story in the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. Nevertheless, Poe was still not earning enough to live independently, nor did Allan’s death in 1834 provide him with an inheritance. The following year, however, his financial problems were temporarily alleviated when he accepted an editorship at The Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, bringing with him his aunt and his 12-year-old cousin Virginia, whom he married in 1836. The Southern Literary Messenger was the first of several journals Poe would direct over the next 10 years and through which he rose to prominence as a leading man of letters in America. Poe made himself known not only as a superlative author of poetry and fiction, but also as a literary critic whose level of imagination and insight had hitherto been unapproached in American literature. While Poe’s writings gained attention in the late 1830s and early 1840s, the profits from his work remained meager, and he supported himself by editing Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine and Graham’s Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. After his wife’s death from tuberculosis in 1847, Poe became involved in a number of romantic affairs. It was while he prepared for his second marriage that Poe, for reasons unknown, arrived in Baltimore in late September of 1849. On October 3, he was discovered in a state of semi-consciousness; he died four days later without regaining the necessary lucidity to explain what had happened during the last days of his life. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent value *by H***) on June 14, 2026* What can I say. It's not about the author or the stories. Time and a lot more scholarly people than me have rendered their verdict on that. But on the book its self, it is definitely a good deal. It is well made, attractive, and certainly worth the price of a couple of good cigars. If you want t start a library of classic literature or add to one, you will not go wrong with Mr. Poe's classic works in a classic leather bound edition that would be a good bargain at two or three times the price. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Work of art, inside and out. *by K***. on January 19, 2026* Absolutely gorgeous book. The cover is thick and has the most amazing artwork upon it. The spine is durable and the pages are covered in a divine gold flake. The stories are as timeless as they are old and I couldn’t be happier with this purchase. ## Frequently Bought Together - Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) - Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (Leather-bound Classics) - The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy (Leather-bound Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/5077414-edgar-allan-poe-collected-works-leather-bound-classics](https://www.desertcart.be/products/5077414-edgar-allan-poe-collected-works-leather-bound-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-07-05*