Renowned creator of the detective story and master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe seems to have derived his success from suffering and to have suffered from his success. Unlike previous biographers who often confused Poe's stories with his life, Arthur Hobson Quinn sticks meticulously to facts. Based on exhaustive research of family archives still available when the book was published in 1941, Quinn extracts the life from the legend. 48 illustrations.
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Renowned creator of the detective story and master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe seems to have derived his success from suffering and to have suffered from his success. Unlike previous biographers who often confused Poe's stories with his life, Arthur Hobson Quinn sticks meticulously to facts. Based on exhaustive research of family archives still available when the book was published in 1941, Quinn extracts the life from the legend. 48 illustrations.
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Good+ with no dust jacket. Hardcover 1st edition in good condition. Light pencil markings on a few pages, otherwise clean interior. Covers have staining and light wear mainly to corners.; 6.5 x 9.5"; 804 pages.