A Quiet Madness : A biographical novel of Edgar Allan Poe
Other Available Formats
Overview
Edgar Allan Poe lives once again within the pages of John Isaac Jones' new work of historical fiction.
His time - 1810-40s America; Lewis and Clark have returned; the Monroe doctrine takes effect, the War of 1812; Andrew Jackson's tempestuous presidency; the train, the steamship and the graphite pencil were still being improved; the Mexican-American War, the trail of tears, the California gold rush.
His loves - His frail, devoted stepmother who tried to protect him against his cruel stepfather; Jane Stanard, his stepmother's best friend who initiated him first into poetry, then into manhood; the violet-eyed mysterious Lenore whose death inspired The Raven; Virginia Clemm, his first cousin and great love of his life whom he married one day after her 13th birthday.
His genius - Edgar Allan Poe, short story writer who penned the horror classics The Tell-tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado; author of the poems The Raven and Annabel Lee and the man who single-handedly created the detective mystery genre with Murders in the Rue Morgue.
These pages deliver a compelling portrait of one of the greatest men of letters who ever lived.
Customers Also Bought

Details
- ISBN-13: 9781733350099
- ISBN-10: 1733350098
- Publisher: John I. Jones
- Publish Date: August 2020
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.96 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.38 pounds
- Page Count: 430
Related Categories