The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe Book: The Life, Times, and Work of a Tormented Genius

By Shelly Bloomfield Costa and Shelley Costa Bloomfield

Book Overview

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 childhoodHis 13-year-old brideThe truth about his drug useThe 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598695274
• ISBN13: 9781598695274
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Everything
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A worthy entree to the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe

Dr. Bloomfield-Costa's Guide to Edgar Allan Poe, while concise, provides the reader with a generous amount of information about one of America's greatest writers. The Guide is an excellent source for the Poe aficionado,a tantalizer for those readers who are new to this literary genius ,and is sure to entertain both.