The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

The perfect gift for the Edgar Allan Poe fan, The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe is an elegant edition boasting the entire Poe catalog.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760368343
Publisher:	Rock Point
Publication date:	08/04/2020
Series:	Timeless Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	888
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) is one of America’s greatest and best-loved writers. Known as the father of the detective story, Poe is perhaps most famous for his short stories—particularly his shrewd mysteries and chilling, often grotesque tales of horror—he was also an extremely accomplished poet and a tough literary critic.

Poe’s life was not far removed from the drama of his fiction. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by a foster family. As a young man, he developed problems with gambling, debts, and alcohol, and was even dismissed from the army. His love life was marked by tragedy and heartbreak. Despite these difficulties, Poe produced many works now considered essential to the American literary canon.

Editorial Reviews

Much of Poe’s life — orphaned, debts, alcohol abuse and heartbreak — are encapsulated in his works — and well-archived in this Rock Point edition.—Mountain Times

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