Synopsis:

In Edgar Allen Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories, Poe's biography springs to life through vivid images and fascinating removable memorabilia. Edgar Allan Poe has become strongly associated with the dark nature of his work that, in some minds, it's as if he became the central character--rather than the author--of the many horror and mystery tales that bear his name. Over a century after Poe's death, his story remains as fascinating as those he wove, largely because the shadow cast by Poe was not one of his own design.