Essential anthology of Poe's critical works reviews works by Dickens, Hawthorne, many others. Includes Theory of Poetry ("The Philosophy of Composition," "The R

Gathers Poe's essays on the theory of poetry, the art of fiction, the role of the critic, leading nineteenth-century writers, and the New York literary world.

The Essential Poe gathers the most thrilling and enthralling of Poe's poems and short stories. Includes commentary by Charles Baudelaire and a biographical time