Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated) by Edgar Allan Poe
English | 2011 | ASIN: B004YNIS3A | EPUB, PDF conv | 976 pages | 6Mb, 17Mb
Fiction, American
English | 2011 | ASIN: B004YNIS3A | EPUB, PDF conv | 976 pages | 6Mb, 17Mb
Fiction, American
Author, poet, and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with pioneering the short story genre, inventing detective fiction, and contributing to the development of science fiction. Part of the American Romantic Movement, Poe was one of the first writers to make his living exclusively through his writing, working for literary journals and becoming known as a literary critic. His works have been widely adapted in film.
Features:
* many images relating to Poe, his life and works
* annotated introductions to many of the works, giving valuable contextual information
* the COMPLETE poetry, with special chronological and alphabetical contents tables – find that special poem quickly!
* the COMPLETE tales, with chronological and alphabetical contents tables
* brief but informative introductions to poems, tales and other texts
* images of how the books first appeared, giving your kindle a taste of the original texts
* Poe’s rare unfinished play POLITIAN
* BOTH of Poe’s novels, including the rare unfinished novel THE JOURNAL OF JULIUS RODMAN, with contents tables
* many short stories and poems are presented with their original illustrations
* INCLUDES the complete letters - spend hours perusing Poe's personal correspondence!
* the letters have separate tables to help you find which ever letter you want easily - want to read what Dickens wrote to Poe? Then simply click on Dickens' name!
* scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
* rare essays
* four biographical works exploring Poe's mysterious life, including the infamous memoir by Griswold
* criticism section, featuring essays by other famous writers examining Poe's contribution to literature
* UPDATED with Poe's contributions to THE CONCHOLOGIST'S FIRST BOOK