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The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book: life, times, and work of a tormented genius
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The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book: life, times, and work of a tormented genius
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The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book: life, times, and work of a tormented genius
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The genius and orphan son of itinerant actors, Poe led a tragic life and suffered greatly—as much at his own hands as those of Fate. Yet tragedy never stopped him from writing: poems, short stories, literary journalism, and even creating a new genre, the detective story—a contribution so great that the most prestigious writing award for crime fiction, given annually by the Mystery Writers of America, bears his name.
is a fascinating guide to the tormented genius, with critical insight into:
Poe led a life as epic as one of his poems.
, you’ll learn all the deepest secrets that haunted this tortured writer, influenced his writing, and ultimately drove him to an early death.