Librivox Mystery Bookshelf
Poe, Hawthorne, Melville and the American Renaissance
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In American literature, the American Renaissance was the mid-19th century, and especially the period roughly from 1850 to 1855, during which many of the works most widely considered American masterpieces were produced. Writers such as Poe, Melville and Hawthorne wrote mystery stories during this period. For more detailed information, see Mike Grost's page.
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe's writings were influential on later
writers of mysteries, science fiction and horror. He is considered the
inventor of the detective fiction genre.
The
Purloined Letter - Short story - 4th story in collection
also the 3rd story in
this
collection.
The Facts
in the Strange case of M. Valdemar - Short story - 5th story in
collection
The Oval
Portrait - Short Story - 7th story - 6th story in collection
The Black
Cat - Short Story - 8th story - 6th story in collection
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
The Stillwater Tragedy - Novel
Charles Heber Clark (writing as Max Adeler)
A
Desperate Adventure - Short Story - 5th story in collection
John Charles Dent
The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales - Short Story
Collection
- Mike Grost's recommended reading
-
A Hayworth-Queen Cornerstone
- Link to etext
- Available on Amazon.com