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Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book


Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book

The life, times, and work of a tormented genius
Everything(R)

von: Shelley Costa Bloomfield

20,99 €

Verlag: Everything
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 01.08.2007
ISBN/EAN: 9781440538261
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 304

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Beschreibungen

The genius and orphan son of itinerant actors, Poe led a tragic life and suffered greatlyas 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 storya 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 childhoodHis 13-year-old brideThe truth about his drug useThe enduring mystery of his deathPoe 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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