Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

first published 1945 Penguin Books, 1977 paperback 666 pages

Viking portable library

"Charlatan, plagiarist, pathological liar, whimpering child, egomaniac, braggart, and irresponsible drunkard, he did what few American writers had ever tried to do before: he tapped the rich reservoir of the subconscious mind to set free the terrible images which had seldom been allowed to stalk the printed page." Thus in his introduction to this collection Philip Van Doren Stern sums up the strange genius of Edgar A...

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Portable Poe paperback · 1988 · Penguin USA (Paper) · 9789993281429
Edgar Allan Poe paperback · 1977 · Penguin Books · 666 pages · 9780140150124
No Royalty A/C Portable Poe hardcover · 1971 · Chatto and Windus · 692 pages · 9780701117740
The Portable Poe hardcover · 1959 · Viking Adult · 664 pages · 9780670561780
The Portable Poe hardcover · 1959 · Viking Adult · 9780670010127
The Portable Poe hardcover · 1945 · Viking Adult · 9780670561773

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