<p>This vintage book contains the fifth volume of &ldquo;The Works of Edgar Allen Poe&rdquo;. The Stories contained within this collection include: &ldquo;Philosophy of Furniture&rdquo;, &ldquo;A Tale of Jerusalem&rdquo;, &ldquo;The Sphinx&rdquo;, &ldquo;Hop-Frog&rdquo;, &ldquo;The Man of the Crowd&rdquo;, &ldquo;Never bet the Devil your Head&rdquo;, &ldquo;Thou art the Man&rdquo;, &ldquo;Why the Little Frenchman Wears his Head in a Sling&rdquo;, &ldquo;Some Words with a Mummy&rdquo;, &ldquo;The Poetic Principle&rdquo;, and more. Edgar Allan Poe (1809&ndash;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.</p>