The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book

The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 9781440538261
ISBN-13 : 1440538263
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Book Synopsis The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book by : Shelley Costa Bloomfield

Download or read book The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book written by Shelley Costa Bloomfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe is a fascinating guide to the tormented genius, with critical insight into: His difficult childhood His 13-year-old bride The truth about his drug use The enduring mystery of his death Poe led a life as epic as one of his poems. In The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe, you’ll learn all the deepest secrets that haunted this tortured writer, influenced his writing, and ultimately drove him to an early death.


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