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Edgar Allan Poe at home / Christopher P. Semtner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Semtner, Christopher P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors, American--Homes and haunts.
- Authors, American.
- Literary landmarks--United States.
- Literary landmarks.
- Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Homes and haunts.
- Poe, Edgar Allan.
- Physical Description:
- 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Edgar Allan Poe's terror tales and melancholy poetry carved a bold new path across literary genres. Meet the man behind the madness, murder and mayhem on this road trip to Poe's homes in Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, the Bronx and more. Along the way, meet the grave robbers, murderers and tooth thieves who inspired his greatest horror stories. Learn the secret histories of these Poe places to find out which was owned by a man who kept Poe's wife's bones in a box under his bed, which might be haunted by Poe's ghost, which has the best basement for hiding corpses and which stood across the street from an anatomy lab. Join author Christopher P. Semtner on this ultimate Poe pilgrimage to the homes and haunts of this American master"--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174).
- ISBN:
- 9781467158459
- 1467158453
- OCLC:
- 1483028377
- Publisher Number:
- 90102050827
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