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Dawidziak, Mark, 1956-
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Death and burial.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Dawidziak, Mark, 1956-
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Death and burial.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
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A
mystery
of
mysteries
: the
death
and
life
of
Edgar
Allan
Poe
/ Mark Dawidziak.
by
Dawidziak, Mark, 1956-
St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Call #:
921 P743d
Subjects
Poe
,
Edgar
Allan
, 1809-1849.
Poe
,
Edgar
Allan
, 1809-1849 --
Death
and burial.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250792495 (hc.)
Description:
x, 275 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Mark Dawidziak is the author or editor of about 25 books, including three studies of landmark television series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook, The Night Stalker Companion and Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone, his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling’s classic anthology series. He also is an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, and five of his books are about the iconic American writer. He spent 43 years as a television, film and theater critic at such newspapers as the Akron Beacon Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. His work on the horror side of the street also includes the novel Grave Secrets, The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula, short stories, and comic book scripts. He lives in Ohio.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"
Edgar
Allan
Poe
died on October 7, 1849, at just forty, in a painful, utterly bizarre manner that would not have been out of place in one of his own tales of terror. What was the cause of his untimely
death
, and what happened to him during the three missing days before he was found, delirious and "in great distress" on the streets of Baltimore, wearing ill-fitting clothes that were not his own?
Mystery
and horror.
Poe
, who remains one of the most iconic of American writers, died under haunting circumstances that reflect the two literary genres he took to new heights. Over the years, there has been a staggering amount of speculation about the cause of
death
, from rabies and syphilis to suicide, alcoholism, and even murder. But many of these theories are formed on the basis of the caricature we have come to associate with
Poe
: the gloomy-eyed grandfather of Goth, hunched over a writing desk with a raven perched on one shoulder, drunkenly scribbling his chilling masterpieces. By debunking the myths of how he lived, we come closer to understanding the real Poe-and uncovering the truth behind his mysterious
death
, as a new theory emerges that could prove the cause of
Poe
's
death
was haunting him all his
life
. In a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between
Poe
's increasingly desperate last months and his brief but impactful
life
, Mark Dawidziak sheds new light on the enigmatic master of macabre"--From publisher.
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