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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 December 2014
    03 January 2013
    ISBN:
    9781139568449
    9781108060479
    9781108059466
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139568449
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.51kg, 282 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.36kg, 282 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Literature, Area Studies, American Literature, American Studies, English Literature: General Interest, European and World Literature: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Fiction and Poetry
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Area Studies, American Literature, American Studies, English Literature: General Interest, European and World Literature: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Fiction and Poetry
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    According to even his most forgiving biographers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) was a difficult man. Arrested whilst touring Europe, and expelled from the United States Military Academy at West Point, he tended to lose both work and friends through drunkenness. Best known for his goriest stories, Poe is often presented to the modern reader as a writer of horror. However, this collection, published in 1852, offers a broader selection of his work. It includes one of his first pieces of detective fiction, 'The Gold-Beetle', resulting from his preoccupation with cryptography; 'A Descent into the Maelström', an early example of science fiction; the mesmeric verse of 'The Raven'; and some of his lesser-known love poetry. A pioneer of modern genre fiction, Poe remains important and influential in the American literary canon. This lavishly illustrated collection represents an excellent introduction to his work.

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