Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of
mystery during his lifetime and is now widely held to be a central
figure of Romanticism and gothic horror in American literature.
Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, was expelled from
West Point for gambling, and later became a well-regarded literary
critic and editor. The Raven, published in 1845, made Poe famous.
He died in 1849 under what remain mysterious circumstances and is
buried in Baltimore, Maryland.
Barry Moser is the prizewinning illustrator and designer of more
than three hundred books for children and adults. He is widely
celebrated for his dramatic wood engravings for the only
twentieth-century edition of the entire King James Bible
illustrated by a single artist. He lives in western
Massachusetts.
Peter Glassman is the owner of Books of Wonder, the New York City
bookstore and publisher specializing in new and old imaginative
books for children. He is also the editor of the Books of Wonder
Classics, a series of deluxe facsimiles and newly illustrated
editions of timeless tales. And he is the author of The Wizard Next
Door, illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Mr. Glassman lives in New York
City.
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