QUOTABLE POE: An A-Z Glossary of Quotes from Edgar Allan Poe (Quotable Wisdom Books Book 49)

A collector's edition of the best of Edgar Allan Poe, the great American short story writer and romantic poet, the Dark Prince of American literature. He was the founding father of two genres of fiction that still flourish today -- Horror and Detective stories. An A to Z collection of quotes and highlights from Poe's stories, poems, essays, and letters. Arranged Alphabetically by topic or keyword -- giving you a brief tour of the Poe Works, providing points of interest and portals of entrance into Poe's world. Edited by Alex Ayres, a Harvard and UCLA educated writer, editor and former hotel executive whose previous bestsellers include The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain (Harper-Collins) and The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (Penguin). A few great American writers have equaled Poe in one genre or another, but none have ever surpassed him in either short stories or poems. There is no better guide to the Dark Side -- of human nature and the subconscious universe of dreams, fears, desires, longings, sleeping demons and creeping things. There is a luminous beauty to Poe's writing as he shines the light of his genius on each subject with a fearless honesty and fierce intelligence. Why not have the wit and wisdom of Poe at your fingertips? A Quotable Wisdom book. The most wisdom you can get for the dollar.