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== Edgar Allan Poe == Edgar Allan Poe’s literary achievements are legion. He was the first famous American author to try and earn his living through writing alone. As Arthur Conan Doyle would... more

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    Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe’s literary achievements are legion. He was the first famous American author to try and earn his living through writing alone. As Arthur Conan Doyle would later readily admit, he was in effect the ‘father of the detective tale’, as well as arguably of science fiction and horror stories. He was even seen as one of the founding fathers of Symbolism and Surrealism before such terms were recognised or even coined. Not the least remarkable thing is that everything the man ever did was condensed into a life of only forty years. The book They say that rules are made to ... more

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Publisher Vintage
Author Peter Ackroyd
Title Poe: A Life Cut Short
Type Non-Fiction
EAN 9780099287674

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