I seldom listen to novels and short stories in audiobook format these days, but was fortunate enough to come across Morella, read by Wayne June.
For me, Poe succeeds where H.P. Lovecraft so often fails, both in terms of his more concrete subject matter that I greatly prefer over the unknowable cosmic horror of Lovecraft, and in terms of craft, where he manages the same atmospheric punch as Lovecraft without so frequently resorting to purple prose.
Wayne June's narration, though unsubtle to the point of wrenching the spotlight away from Poe at times, is otherwise spot-on and added to my enjoyment of the story.
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