Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?
Price
$5.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication Date
Illustrated edition (August 11, 2015
ISBN-13
978-0448483115
Dimensions
5.29 x 0.26 x 7.61 inches
Weight
4.2 ounces
Description
About the Author Jim Gigliotti is a freelance writer based in Southern California. A former editor at the National Football League, he has written more than 50 books for all ages. His writing credits include biographies for young readers on Olympian Jesse Owens and baseball star Roberto Clemente. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Who Was Edgar Allan Poe? Edgar Allan Poe walked briskly down a New York City street one winter day early in 1845. A young boy spotted the famous writer. Soon another boy noticed him, too. And then another. One of the boys took a stick and hit Edgar on his heel. “Caw! Caw!” the other children shrieked, flapping their arms like birds.
Features & Highlights
- Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe’s ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age two. He was soon adopted by a Virginia family who worked as tombstone merchants. In 1827 he enlisted in the Army and subsequently failed out of West Point. His first published story,
- The Raven
- , was a huge success, but his joy was overshadowed by the death of his wife. Poe devoted his life to writing and his tragic life often inspired his work. He is considered to be the inventor of detective fiction and the father of American mystery writers. His work continues to influence popular culture through films, music, literature, and television.
