This, the first volume in the collection of Edgar Allan Poe's works, contains the following stories: The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaal, The Gold-Bug, Four Beasts in One-The Homo-Cameleopard, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, The Balloon-Hoax, Ms. Found In A Bottle, and The Oval Portrait.