The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. VII (in Ten Volumes). Criticisms

American poet, fiction writer, and literary critic EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849) pioneered the short story, popularized romantic Gothic fiction in the United States in the 19th century, and almost single-handedly invented the genre of detective fiction. Appreciating Poe& 39;s work is essential to any understanding of American literature.Here, in 10 volumes, is the complete oeuvre of this American original. Available again in Cosimo& 39;s beautiful replica of the 1902 edition, finely illustrated by Canadian artist FREDERICK SIMPSON COBURN (1871-1960), and edited and with a critical introduction by American literary historian and journalist CHARLES F. RICHARDSON (1851-1913), this is a collection readers will treasure.Volume VII: Criticisms features: & 34;Astoria& 34; & 34;Old English Poetry& 34; & 34;Fancy and Imagination& 34; & 34;The Quacks of Helicon-A Satire& 34; & 34;Margaret Miller and Lucretia Maria Davidson& 34; & 34;Charles Dickens& 34; & 34;Longfellow& 39;s Ballads& 34; & 34;Nathaniel Hawthorne& 34; and more.