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Edgar Allan Poe nasceu em Boston, nos Estados Unidos, no dia 19 de janeiro de 1809. Filho de atores ambulantes, quando tinha um ano, o pai deixou a casa e, no ano seguinte a mãe faleceu. Com dois anos foi adotado por um rico comerciante escocês. Fez seus primeiros estudos em Glasgow, na Escócia, e em um internato em Londres, onde a família se estabeleceu. Em 1820 já estava de volta aos Estados Unidos onde continuou os estudos em uma escola de Richmond, Virgínia. Em 1823 escreveu seus primeiros poemas. Em 1826 ingressou na Universidade de Virgínia. Nessa época envolveu-se com o jogo e o álcool. Tinha uma relação conflituosa com o pai adotivo. Em 1827 publicou seu primeiro livro de poemas “Tarmelão e Outros Poemas”. Em 1829 vai viver com sua tia e uma prima. Em 1830, Allan Poe ingressa na Academia Militar de West Point. Depois de oito meses foi expulso por indisciplina. Em 1831 publica o livro “Poemas”. Em 1833 recebe um prêmio do Saturday Visitor, por seu “Manuscrito Encontrado Numa Garrafa”. Em 1835 Allan Poe tornou-se editor literário da Soltber Literary Messenger. Nesse mesmo ano, casa-se com sua prima de apenas 13 anos. Seu problema com a bebida se agravou, sendo despedido do emprego. Muda-se para Nova Iorque, trabalha em alguns periódicos e escreve suas obras. Em 1847 sua mulher morre, agravando ainda mais o seu vício com o álcool. Em 1849, após viajar de Richmond para Baltimore, perde-se pelas ruas, sendo encontrado bêbado, delirando em uma taberna e levado para um hospital onde passa seus últimos dias. Edgar Allan Poe morre em Baltimore, Maryland, Estados Unidos, no dia 7 de outubro de 1849.




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Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Original Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which brought him international fame as one of the greatest crime fiction writers. Conan Doyle wrote several volumes of stories …
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Conan Doyle: Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Original Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which brought him international fame as one of the greatest crime fiction writers. Conan Doyle wrote several volumes of stories …
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Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the four crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural beast that may have …
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Conan Doyle: The Sign of the Four
The Sign of the Four is one of the legendary crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate a complex case involving a stolen treasure, and a …
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Conan Doyle: The Valley of Fear
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson receive a letter from an informant known by the pseudonym Fred Porlock. Porlock is part of Professor Moriarty’s criminal organization. The letter is written in a …
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Conan Doyle: The Return of Sherlock Holmes: A Collection of Holmes Adventures
Original Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which brought him international fame as one of the greatest crime fiction writers. Conan Doyle wrote several volumes of stories …
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Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel introducing Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, who became one of the most famous literary detective characters. Sherlock Holmes describes the story’s …
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Conan Doyle: His Last Bow: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Original Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which brought him international fame as one of the greatest crime fiction writers. Conan Doyle wrote several volumes of stories …
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Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World
We follow Professor Challenger to a South American plateau in the Amazon basin where dinosaurs and other extinct creatures still survive. A legendary work of science fiction which sparked the Lost Wo …
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Conan Doyle: The Poison Belt
Challenger sends telegrams asking his three companions from The Lost World — Edward Malone, Lord John Roxton, and Professor Summerlee — to join him at his home outside of London. The cryptic …
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Conan Doyle: The White Company
A historical adventure set during the Hundred Years’ War in England, France, and Spain, in the years 1366 and 1367, against the background of the campaign of Edward, the Black Prince to restore Peter …
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Conan Doyle: Tales of Terror and Mystery
A selection of twelve stories from the creator of detective Holmes and Dr. Watson featuring: The Horror of the Heights, The Leather Funnel, The New Catacomb, The Case of Lady Sannox, The Terror of …
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Conan Doyle: Sherlock: Complete Novels
Sherlock, one of the greatest detectives of all time. This Fractal Press edition features complete collection of the four Sherlock Holmes novels, including: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, …
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Conan Doyle: The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget.  These are the first of the Sherlock …
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Conan Doyle: The Sign of the Four
Chios Classics brings literature’s greatest works back to life for new generations.  All our books contain a linked table of contents. The Sign of the Four is the second Sherlo …
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Conan Doyle: The Valley of Fear
Chios Classics brings literature’s greatest works back to life for new generations.  All our books contain a linked table of contents. The Valley of Fear, published in 1915, is …
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Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes
Complete Adventures of legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes considered one of the greatest detective stories of …
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Edgar Allan Poe & Nathaniel Hawthorne: O Melhor do Conto Policial
Assim em outros volumes da Coleção Melhores Contos, esta antologia reúne histórias dos mais expressivos mestres contistas. Desta vez, abordando O Melhor do Conto Policial. No século XIX, o escritor …
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Conan Doyle: Micah Clarke
Micah Clarke' is a historical adventure novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. The story is narrated by the titular character, Micah Clarke, a …
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