Book: A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Author: Mark Dawidizak
Pages: 283
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This is my 245th read for the year
What Amazon Says:
It is a moment shrouded in horror and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, at just 40, 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 3 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 2 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 chiling 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 emergest that could prove the cause of Poe's death was haunting him all his life.
This was a very interesting book. I admit I had no idea that Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of 40 and spent most of his life poor. I did not know he was orphaned at a young age and the family that took him in is where the Allan comes from in his name. I also did not know that no one knows how he died. This book weaves his life - touching on his childhood and upbringing among the last few months of his life and the author trying to unfold what ultimately happened to him. Good book.
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