Bibliograph

Edgar Allan Poe's Petersburg, the untold story of the Raven in the Cockade City, Jeffrey Abugel

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Edgar Allan Poe's Petersburg, the untold story of the Raven in the Cockade City, Jeffrey Abugel

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Edgar Allan Poe's Petersburg

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey Abugel

Sub title

the untold story of the Raven in the Cockade City

Summary

Antebellum Petersburg was a melting pot of French, Haitian, Scotch-Irish and free black populations. It was in this eclectic city that the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, chose to take his new wife, thirteen-year-old first cousin Virginia Clemm, on their honeymoon in 1836. Join author Jeffrey Abugel as he traces the steps of the controversial couple through imaginative scenes of historic Petersburg. From Poe's own mother performing in the local venues to the poet's lasting friendship with Petersburg native and publisher Hiram Haines, Abugel reveals an overlooked place in Poe's fascinating life. Walk along the cobblestones of history to discover a forgotten past of a literary giant

Table Of Contents

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Bringing Back the Dead -- 2. A Thriving Antebellum Town -- 3. Eliza Poe Sets the Stage -- 4. The Miller and the Countess (and Other Lovers) -- 5. Friends and Poetry Lovers -- 6. The Real Hiram Haines -- 7. The Honeymoon -- 8. Postmortem -- Bibliography -- About the Author

Target audience

adult

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