This Audio CD Book item from Caedmon was reviewed on 5-Oct-2008.
Search ISBN:0694524190 offer from Abebooks or used books from Alibris. Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection Reference Book. Classifications : Horror Books on CD Audiobooks Formats Custom Stores Specialty Stores Books Classics Literature & Fiction Books on CD Audiobooks Formats Custom Stores Specialty Stores Books General Literature & Fictio . Click the following link to view the cover of Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection. Related topics: Horror. Books on CD. Audiobooks. Formats. Custom Stores. Specialty Stores. Books. Classics. Books on CD. Audiobooks. requestid: d4e04ae8-841b-4ce8-954a-3807e3e31ea8
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1) Audio CD Book Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Caedmon. We all know (or I hope we know) that Poe is a genius, but trust me when I say that in reading this Basil Rathbone is absolute genius as well! I cannot imagine a better voice for the material, and not only that, but the deliciously devious manner of his reading is perfect. It is exactly the way I imagine Poe writing the stories and poems. To hear Rathbone portray the maniacal narrator of "The Black Cat" or "The Cask of Amontillado" is an exercise in audio heaven. Not to mention "The Raven", which is fantastically gut-wrenching. Vincent Price is of course good too, but he got the short end of the stick with the material, relatively speaking (hearing "Ligeia" and "Morella" is just too similar). Rathbone is the star of these CD´s. An earlier reviewer called this compilation "gutless". I feel sorry for someone who hears this and says that, because it is quite definitely anything but gutless!¤ 2) Audio CD Book Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Caedmon. I´m didn´t like the audio levels, I had to turn it up to hear some of what the narrators were saying, but then other times it would be too loud.¤ 3) Audio CD Book Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Caedmon. A must have for Poe lovers. Excellent audio collection. Rathbone and Price are the perfect match. The audios are based on the quality of their voices and the writings. No sound effects are needed due to the talent of these two individuals.¤ 4) Audio CD Book Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Caedmon. I was looking forward to listening to this on a recent trip but found the experience less then hoped for.
I feel that the problem is the material. The readers, Basil Rathbone & Vincent Price, have great voices. They are part narrator part voice acting and that can add a great deal. But, it makes it difficult sometimes as the sound levels are variable; sometimes almost a whisper then shouting. That makes listening while driving difficult.
Also the material, Edgar Allan Poe, is rather densely written. The stories are convoluted and the words Poe used are intentionally obscure sometimes - all that makes it harder to follow in audio book form rather then in the actual reading.
Not a bad production and I may listen to it at work, but it was not very good for travel listening.¤ 5) Audio CD Book Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Caedmon. Edgar Allan Poe on audio is a perfect selection for the haunts of October. Who better to read his work aloud than Basil Rathbone and Vincent Price? In theory this is a wonderful collection. Unfortunately, it requires one to turn their speakers up near full volume in order to hear the replication. There are a couple of tracks when Rathbone exclaims a sentence very loudly, which, compared to the remainder of the stories, is excruciating on the ear drums once the speakers are full blast. I thoroughly enjoyed the collection and do recommend it. But, be forewarned, it is quite soft in volume.¤ 6) Audio CD Book Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Caedmon. Universally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe´s dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre. Now, Caedmon Audio presents a classic collection of Poe´s most terrifying tales performed by two of the most brilliant interpreters of his work, Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone. Between them, they perform 20 of Poe´s chilling stories and poems, creating an unforgettably intense listening experience. ¤Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 2-Nov-2008, 06945241909780694524198, 190-090-770-900-800-310-321-8 
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