| Description |
192 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"More than 160 years after his death, Charlotte Montague has written a fascinating account of Poe's life and times, in which she uncovers a strange man, standing deep in the shadows, whose unique imagination and macabre writing have changed popular culture--forevermore."--Back cover. |
| Contents |
Alone in his own imagination. The shape of things to come ; Going from bad to worse ; Into the strange and mystic -- The grotesque and arabesque. A sudden turn to evil ; Murder, mystery and madness ; The sound of human terror -- Haunted by the nevermore. The solemn slumbers of the dead ; Unfolding the wonderfurl ; Adrift on a sea of scandal -- The fever called living. The mysteries of the universe ; A dangerous power over women ; The shadow of death -- Down among the dead men. Living an extraordinary afterlife ; America's evil grandfather ; Poe's legacy to the people. |
| Subject |
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. (OCoLC)fst00032674
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Suspense fiction -- Authorship.
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Suspense fiction -- Authorship.
(OCoLC)fst01139688
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American authors -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Strange man standing deep in the shadows |
| ISBN |
078583334X |
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9780785833345 |
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