{"product_id":"2008-poe-a-life-cut-short-by-peter-ackroyd-biography-of-edgar-allan-poe-book","title":"2008 Poe: A Life Cut Short by Peter Ackroyd Biography Of Edgar Allan Poe Book","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   2008 Poe: A Life Cut Short by Peter Ackroyd Biography Of Edgar Allan Poe Book\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Poe: A Life Cut Short\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  By Peter Ackroyd\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\n               Published by Chatto \u0026amp; Windus: London 2008 1st Edition 1st Printing\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\n               \u003cstrong\u003e\n                With Original Unclipped Dustjacket\n               \u003c\/strong\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \u003cbr\u003e\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \"\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Peter Ackroyd's Poe: A Life Cut Short is a concise and atmospheric biography of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in American literature. Ackroyd begins with the mystery surrounding Poe's final days — his unexplained disappearance and subsequent discovery in a Baltimore tavern, gravely ill and unable to explain what had happened — before tracing the turbulent life that preceded his death at just forty years of age. Poverty, bereavement, alcoholism, professional rivalry and repeated personal misfortune form the backdrop to a remarkable literary career.\n               \u003cdiv\u003e\n                \u003cbr\u003e\n               \u003c\/div\u003e\n               \u003cdiv\u003e\n                Moving through Poe's orphaned childhood, education, military service and precarious career as a journalist, editor and critic, Ackroyd examines the experiences that helped shape his distinctive imagination. Particular attention is given to the development of the macabre tales and poems for which Poe became celebrated, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Raven. Ackroyd also places Poe's achievement within the broader history of literature, considering his pioneering contributions to detective fiction, psychological horror and science fiction, as well as his later influence upon Symbolism, Surrealism and generations of writers on both sides of the Atlantic.\n               \u003c\/div\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n               First published in Great Britain by Chatto \u0026amp; Windus in 2008, this is the First Edition, First Printing, with the full number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 confirming first-impression status. Presented in its original unclipped dustjacket retaining the £15.99 publisher's price, the volume is an attractive first edition of Ackroyd's highly readable portrait of Poe — a compact biography particularly suited to collectors of Poe, Gothic literature and modern literary biography.\"\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n           \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n         \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n       \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       Light wear to dustjacket as shown. Pages clean and beautifully presented. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    Size 22.5cm x 16cm x 2cm - 170 Pages\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49288268251275,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/345dc976-1eee-4cf4-b69e-3ab6f6d3d660.jpg?v=1788252073","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/2008-poe-a-life-cut-short-by-peter-ackroyd-biography-of-edgar-allan-poe-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}