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Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Anastacia - Goodreads

I don't write many reviews, as I don't write them well. I find it difficult to describe how I feel about a work of creativity -- for me it's like describing what water tastes like. I don't really ... Read full review

Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Jimmie - Goodreads

Thought I had read all of Mr. Poe's writing, but did not realize he was really a poet and a critic also. He had such a sad life and then to have his reputation destroyed by lies was heartbreaking. Hope he is now resting in peace. Now must read his poetry. Read full review

Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Breanna - Goodreads

I think you should let me read the book Read full review

Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Melody - Goodreads

I am obsessed with EAP and love learning more and more about him, but this book has almost too much information. That is just to say that if you are an obsessive fan of Poe you will love all the information but if you want a simple biography of him I suggest you find a different book. Read full review

Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Robyn - Goodreads

http://Just for Fun: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography, Arthur Hobson Quinn While reading this on the train one day, a man sitting next to me leaned over and said, "Isn't that the guy who married ... Read full review

Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Katie - Goodreads

Quinn gets points for meticulous and comprehensive research. Other than that, he really, really bugs. Part of his problem is that he was trying to rescue the life and character of Poe from the ... Read full review

Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Katie Mcvay - Goodreads

Want to know Mr. Poe intimately? Read this book. But don't expect to get it done this decade. Seriously, it's a BIG, LONG book. And it tends to use flowery language that only the hyper-literate can ... Read full review

Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Penny - Goodreads

I felt sorry for Edgar, if this book is anything like his real life (as biographies should be). After reading this we went to Baltimore, rode by his house, and grave. Such a drug induced genius he ... Read full review

Review: Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography

User Review - Undine - Goodreads

Although this seventy-year-old book is inevitably somewhat dated, it is still by far the most intelligent biography of Poe that has yet to appear. Quinn is, ironically, at his weakest when discussing ... Read full review