Edgar Allan Poe A Biography |
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Author:
| Meltzer, Milton |
Series title: | Literary Greats Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7613-2910-7 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Twenty-First Century Books |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $33.26 |
Book Description:
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Poe is valued not only for his poetry. He was also a prolific writer of short shories and the creator of two literary forms that readers everwhere enjoy--the detective story and the horror thriller. Milton Meltzer explores Poe's short and painful life--who he was, what he sprang from, why and how he wrote. Teen readers will be fascinated with this real-life look at a literary hero.
Poe is valued not only for his poetry. He was also a prolific writer of short shories and the creator of two literary forms that readers everwhere enjoy--the detective story and the horror thriller. Milton Meltzer explores Poe's short and painful life--who he was, what he sprang from, why and how he wrote. Teen readers will be fascinated with this real-life look at a literary hero.