Into the Maelstrom

[Odin88]

Many years ago while I was on vacation courtesy of the Department of Corrections I read a book of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe. One of them has stayed with me for years. "Into the Maelstrom" is a tale about a naturally occuring gigantic whirlpool that forms off the coast of Norway. The imagery and the writing is superb and you feel as if you are right there. Its some of the best writing I have ever come across. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

[Nigger Knocker]

I love Poe!But the short story is the only kind of fiction I can read.I've read this story a few times,it's cool as hell!You might also like 'The Black Cat',or 'The Oblong Box'.But my favorite Poe story is 'The Gold Bug'.One of the main characters is this guy's nigger slave,and Poe writes the nigger babble just like a nigger would say it!Never fails to crack me up!The actual story is very cool as well.All of his stories are filled with vivid imagery.

[Clorox]

Many years ago while I was on vacation courtesy of the Department of Corrections I read a book of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe. One of them has stayed with me for years. "Into the Maelstrom" is a tale about a naturally occuring gigantic whirlpool that forms off the coast of Norway. The imagery and the writing is superb and you feel as if you are right there. Its some of the best writing I have ever come across. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

We read a collection of Poe's short stories in 9th grade EngLit. He was an excellent author. Into the Maelstrom is most definitely one of his best. Reading how the main protaganist's hair turn stark white from the sheer terror sort of creeped me out.

I also enjoy The Purloined Letter (I believe it was the very first American mystery story), The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, and of course Murders in the Rue Morgue.

[Massa Charlie]

I also enjoy The Purloined Letter (I believe it was the very first American mystery story), The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, and of course Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Murders in the Rue Morgue was actually the first detective story ever written, being a tale focused solely on the resolution of a crime using logic and deduction. There are some who claim Voltaire wrote the first detective stories, but I don't think so — Voltaire wasn't dark enough (at heart) to write the way Poe did. I personally think Poe created the mold from which Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories were cast, some 50 years later.

:hnk

[Clorox]

Murders in the Rue Morgue was actually the first detective story ever written, being a tale focused solely on the resolution of a crime using logic and deduction. There are some who claim Voltaire wrote the first detective stories, but I don't think so — Voltaire wasn't dark enough (at heart) to write the way Poe did. I personally think Poe created the mold from which Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories were cast, some 50 years later.

:hnk

Ahh. Thank you for clearing it up. I knew one of his stories had that distinction.