The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Penguin 60s Classics)

Edgar Allan Poe

ISBN 10: 0146001915 / ISBN 13: 9780146001918

Edité par Penguin, 1995

First edition thus. Small paperback in Very Good Plus condition. Light wear and marks, slightest scuff to the spine ends, binding tight and square, no reading creases. 56 pages. Free standard airmail worldwide. N° de réf. du vendeur 010053

Synopsis :

One of 60 low-priced classic texts published to celebrate Penguin's 60th anniversary. All the titles are extracts from "Penguin Classics" titles.

À propos de l?auteur: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) was born in Boston and orphaned at an early age. Taken in by a couple from Richmond, Virginia, he spent a semester at the University of Virginia but could not afford to stay longer. After joining the Army and matriculating as a cadet, he started his literary career with the anonymous publication of Tamerlane and Other Poems, before working as a literary critic. His life was dotted with scandals, such as purposefully getting himself court-martialled to ensure dismissal from the Army, being discharged from his job at the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond after being found drunk by his boss, and secretly marrying his thirteen-year-old cousin Virginia (listed twenty-one on the marriage certificate). His work took him to both New York City and Baltimore, where he died at the age of forty, two years after Virginia.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Penguin 60s ...
Éditeur : Penguin
Date d'édition : 1995
Reliure : Soft cover
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 1st Edition