Read more
Excerpt from The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 2 of 4: With a Memoir by Rufus Wilmot Griswold and Notices of His Life and Genius; Poems and Tales
It dreniate et ell. In defence of my own taste, nevertheless, it is ia elllnbmt upon me to any that I think nothing in this volume of much vein. To the public, or very crediteble to myself. Events not to be (labelled hnve prevented me from meking, at my time, any seden M in wint, under happier circumstnnces, would hove been the field d mychoiee. With me poetryhubeennotepurpoee,bntepulim; end the pedan should he held in reverence; they must not - they cen mt st will be excited, with on eye to the paltry compensetions, or the man pelt-y eommendsdom of mankind. E. A. P.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
