The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 6 of 6: With Biographical Essay; Life and Poems (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 6 of 6: With Biographical Essay; Life and Poems<br/><br/>Next to the Newgate Calendar, averred Dr. Johnson, the biography of authors is the most sickening chapter in the History of Man. The history of few men would appear to more thoroughly corroborate the learned lexi cographer's dictum, whether regarded from a mental or personal aspect, than that of Edgar Poe. From birth to burial the hapless poet's career is an illustration of his own lines in The Raven he it was.<br/><br/>About the Publisher<br/><br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/><br/>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.