The Poe shadow : a novel

Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. The public, the press, and even Poe's own family and friends accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end as a drunkard. Everyone, in fact, seems to believe this except a youn...

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Auteur principal : Pearl Matthew (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : The Poe shadow : a novel / Matthew Pearl
Édition : Random House trade pbks. ed.
Publié : New York : Random House , cop. 2007
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (400 p.)
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