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Author Binns, Tristan Boyer, 1968-

Title Edgar Allan Poe : master of suspense / Tristan Boyer Binns.

Publication Info. New York : F. Watts, [2005]
©2005

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 Portland Public Library - Children's Department  J BIOG POE    Check Shelf
Description 127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series Great life stories
Great life stories.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [118]-121) and index.
Summary Presents the life and accomplishments of the nineteenth-century writer known for his dark tales, including "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Raven," and "The Cask of Amontillado."
Contents A hard beginning -- Edgar and Allan -- The army and poetry -- From West Point to poverty -- Baltimore and work -- Moving around -- Success in Philadelphia -- Fame but not fortune -- Endings and beginnings -- Women and work -- Nevermore.
Subject Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Suspense fiction -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
Authors, American -- 19th century.
Suspense fiction -- Authorship.
ISBN 0531167518 alkaline paper
9780531167519 alkaline paper
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