Edgar Allan Poe: A BiographyTwenty-First Century Books, 01.01.2003 - 144 Seiten Countless school children have recited the opening line of Poe's The Raven: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..." But Poe is valued not only for his poetry. He was also a prolific writer of short stories, the creator of two literary forms that readers everywhere enjoy--the detective story and the horror thriller. |
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Contents | 9 |
The Ravenand Fame | 105 |
Chronology of Edgar Allan Poe | 133 |
Visiting Edgar Allan Poe Sites | 139 |
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