The Final Days Of Edgar Allan Poe

Author : David F. Gaylin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781683933946

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The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe by David F. Gaylin Pdf

Occurring in a time of primitive medicine and inconsistent record-keeping, Poe’s death has become one of the enduring mysteries of American literature. David F. Gaylin’s book marks the first attempt to offer a comprehensive and balanced study of this historical event. After chronicling the circumstances that may have contributed to the poet’s death, the book examines key details about the story. It traces Poe’s movements and personal encounters before also exploring how Poe was handled and treated by others who attempted to come to his aid. Proceeding with the liveliness of a detective story, the discussion sheds new light on these events, and it offers new information about the burial of Poe’s body and the subsequent relocations of his tomb. With the addition of supplementary reference materials including a register of formally proposed causes of death, a timeline of relevant events, and a map of Poe’s final movements in Baltimore, this book is an essential resource for both scholars and general readers seeking answers to the mystery of Poe’s death.

Author : John Evangelist Walsh
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312227326

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Midnight Dreary by John Evangelist Walsh Pdf

The 150th anniversary of the greatest Edgar Allen Poe mystery of all, his death, is finally put to rest.

Author : Kenneth Silverman
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : 0297813854

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Edgar A. Poe by Kenneth Silverman Pdf

The unchallenged life of Edgar A Poe - one of the best literary biographies everwritten.

Author : Julian Wiles
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0871296128

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Nevermore! by Julian Wiles Pdf

"On September 27, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe boarded a ship in Baltimore Harbor for an overnight voyage to New York City. He never arrived. Five days later, he was found delirious on a Baltimore street, and shortly thereafter, without regaining his senses, he died. What had transpired over those missing five days has remained forever a mystery...until now..."--Cover.

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : SAMPI Books
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9786585934015

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

"The Rue Morgue Murders" is a pioneering tale in the mystery genre, in which detective Auguste Dupin uses his acute observation and logic to solve a brutal double murder in Paris, revealing a surprising and unusual outcome.

Author : J. R. Rada
Publisher : Legacy Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0998554235

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The Man Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe by J. R. Rada Pdf

Edgar Allan Poe, one of the great American writers, died a mysterious death in 1849. This is the story of the two men of bibilical renown whose blood feud brought about Edgar's death. Caught in a centuries-old blood feud between the men, Edgar faces a terror that could have come from one of his stories.

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442441019

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Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red.... A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors.... A sister calls to her beloved twin from beyond the grave.... Prepare yourself. You are about to enter a world where you will be shocked, terrified, and, though you'll be too scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher -- by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. The original tales have been ever so slightly dismembered -- but, of course, Poe understood dismemberment very well. And he would shriek in ghoulish delight at Gris Grimly's gruesomely delectable illustrations that adorn every page. So prepare yourself. And keep the lights on.

Author : Matthew Pearl
Publisher : Random House
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781588365170

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The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl Pdf

“I present to you . . . the truth about this man’s death and my life.” Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. The public, the press, and even Poe’s own family and friends accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end as a drunkard. Everyone, in fact, seems to believe this except a young Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer who puts his own career and reputation at risk in a passionate crusade to salvage Poe’s. As Quentin explores the puzzling circumstances of Poe’s demise, he discovers that the writer’s last days are riddled with unanswered questions the police are possibly willfully ignoring. Just when Poe’s death seems destined to remain a mystery, and forever sealing his ignominy, inspiration strikes Quentin–in the form of Poe’s own stories. The young attorney realizes that he must find the one person who can solve the strange case of Poe’s death: the real-life model for Poe’s brilliant fictional detective character, C. Auguste Dupin, the hero of ingenious tales of crime and detection. In short order, Quentin finds himself enmeshed in sinister machinations involving political agents, a female assassin, the corrupt Baltimore slave trade, and the lost secrets of Poe’s final hours. With his own future hanging in the balance, Quentin Clark must turn master investigator himself to unchain his now imperiled fate from that of Poe’s. Following his phenomenal debut novel, The Dante Club, Matthew Pearl has once again crossed pitch-perfect literary history with innovative mystery to create a beautifully detailed, ingeniously plotted tale of suspense. Pearl’s groundbreaking research–featuring documented material never published before–opens a new window on the truth behind Poe’s demise, literary history’s most persistent enigma. The resulting novel is a publishing event that, through sublime craftsmanship, subtle wit, and devious twists, does honor to Poe himself

Author : Paul Collins
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780544261877

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Edgar Allan Poe by Paul Collins Pdf

Describes the personal and professional life of the master of the horror genre behind “The Raven,” including a discussion of his rocky relationship with his wealthy adoptive father and his time spent working as an editor and reviewer. 15,000 first printing.

Author : Philip A. Mackowiak
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780199937776

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Diagnosing Giants by Philip A. Mackowiak Pdf

Mackowiak traces the history of medicine through the illnesses of some of the most influential figures of the past. The diseases suffered by these figures had profound effects on their lives and their legacies.

Author : Robert Rosen
Publisher : Ed Rosenthal
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0932551513

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Nowhere Man by Robert Rosen Pdf

An intimate journey through John Lennon's final years. Including photos of Lennon and family.

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385529457

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Poe by Peter Ackroyd Pdf

Gothic, mysterious, theatrical, fatally flawed, and dazzling, the life of Edgar Allan Poe, one of America’s greatest and most versatile writers, is the ideal subject for Peter Ackroyd. Poe wrote lyrical poetry and macabre psychological melodramas; invented the first fictional detective; and produced pioneering works of science fiction and fantasy. His innovative style, images, and themes had a tremendous impact on European romanticism, symbolism, and surrealism, and continue to influence writers today. In this essential addition to his canon of acclaimed biographies, Peter Ackroyd explores Poe’s literary accomplishments and legacy against the background of his erratic, dramatic, and sometimes sordid life. Ackroyd chronicles Poe’s difficult childhood, his bumpy academic and military careers, and his complex relationships with women, including his marriage to his thirteen-year-old cousin. He describes Poe’s much-written-about problems with gambling and alcohol with sympathy and insight, showing their connections to Poe’s childhood and the trials, as well as the triumphs, of his adult life. Ackroyd’s thoughtful, perceptive examinations of some of Poe’s most famous works shed new light on these classics and on the troubled and brilliant genius who created them.

Author : Matt Shaw,K. Trap Jones,Christine Morgan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1716582539

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The Many Deaths of Edgar Allan Poe by Matt Shaw,K. Trap Jones,Christine Morgan Pdf

Edgar Allan Poe's death remains a mystery even today. There are many theories as to what killed him. Some people believe Poe's death was caused by suicide, some believe murder, others consider cholera to be the leading factor, or hypoglycaemia, rabies, syphilis and even influenza. Whatever happened to him, Poe was found in a delirious state and wearing clothes believed to be belonging to someone else. In the days before his death, he was heard to be calling out for Reynolds, a man to which no one knew of Poe's connection. This book does not tell you the truth in what happened to Poe. That will remain, forever, a mystery. What this book does is bring together some of the biggest names in horror - from the mind behind the horror anthologies Masters Of Horror and NEXT DOOR - to tell THEIR version of what happened to Poe in his final moments. Expect gore, expect black humour, expect sex, expect violence, double-crossing and murder most foul... Expect pure fiction as we let our imaginations run riot.

Author : Arthur Hobson Quinn
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997-11-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0801857309

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Edgar Allan Poe by Arthur Hobson Quinn Pdf

Renowned as the creator of the detective story and a master of horror, the author of "The Red Mask of Death," "The Black Cat," and "The Murders of the Rue Morgue," Edgar Allan Poe seems to have derived his success from suffering and to have suffered from his success. "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" have been read as signs of his personal obsessions, and "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Descent into the Maelstrom" as symptoms of his own mental collapse. Biographers have seldom resisted the opportunities to confuse the pathologies in the stories with the events in Poe's life. Against this tide of fancy, guesses, and amateur psychologizing, Arthur Hobson Quinn's biography devotes itself meticulously to facts. Based on exhaustive research in the Poe family archive, Quinn extracts the life from the legend, and describes how they both were distorted by prior biographies. "

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433069354276

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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf