Edgar A. Poe: A Biography: Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance

Originally published in 1991. From a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, the most revealing, fascinating, and important biography of one of our greatest literary figures.

“An authoritative biography that both clarifies many problems in Poe’s life that have baffled readers for a century and a half and enriches interpretation of many of Poe’s writings. . . ” — New York Times Book Review.

“Silverman offers a definitive look at the turbulent, controversial, and colorful life of Edgar Allan Poe–the inventor of the mystery and horror genres of fiction–from his troubled beginnings as an adopted child in Virginia to his career as a journalist, editor, and writer.” — Google Books