With an Afterword by David Pinching This companion volume to Tales of Mystery \u0026 Imagination contains Poe´s best-known poetry and a selection of his very best stories, including some fine tales from the last decade of his tragically short life. Manyof these stories and poems reflect familiar Poe themes of murder, obsession and love, but there are also tales of the fantastic, black comedies, parodies and hoaxes.