Edgar A Poe : Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance

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Summary: An absorbing chronicle of Poe's life
Review: This book contains the best research and writing of any I have read on Poe's life. It's an engrossing read and shouldn't be missed by anyone who's ever been caught up in one of Poe's stories or poems. It's also the first biography that manages to present Poe as a human being, in all his complexities. Read it, too, for its excellent portrait of life in the U.S. in the first half of the 19th century. Heartily recommended -- evermore!

Rating:
Summary: An absorbing chronicle of Poe's life
Review: This book contains the best research and writing of any I have read on Poe's life. It's an engrossing read and shouldn't be missed by anyone who's ever been caught up in one of Poe's stories or poems. It's also the first biography that manages to present Poe as a human being, in all his complexities. Read it, too, for its excellent portrait of life in the U.S. in the first half of the 19th century. Heartily recommended -- evermore!

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Summary: He's a poet to a t. Add t to Poe and you have a Poet
Review: This is a wonderful book about Poe and almost never boring. I like how Mr. Silverman talks about Poe's works and puts them in perspective. When it was finished I remember thinking how Poe was dead. and it was hard to believe because the text makes it seem he's still around. But you really could never read about a sadder life. Poor Poe. I think that he'd be happy to know that people appriciate his work so much now.