Edgar Allan Poe, how to know him

the long version

Appreciative criticisms of Poe’s work, accompanied by excerpts which form the bulk of the book. An introduction for the unacquainted reader. — A.L.A. Catalog 1912-1921 “The first two chapters—The world-author, and The man – are devoted to a summary of his life and an appreciation of his character. The other four chapters, each with a critical introduction, give selections from his works in his various literary genus. They are: The critic; The poet: The writer of short stories; The frontiersman.” “A detailed and informative discussion. The work of Poe as a critic is emphasized somewhat more than his better-known work as a creative artist.” “The ‘real Poe’ with which he presents us is, to be frank, a very hazy figure, lost in the clouds of uncritical eulogy.” – The Book Review Digest