The Lighthouse at the End of the World: A Tale of Edgar Allan Poe

by Stephen Marlowe
The Lighthouse at the End of the World: A Tale of Edgar Allan Poe
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29 ratings, 3.72 average rating, 8 reviews (more data...)
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published
October 1st 1995 by Dutton

binding
Hardcover, 336 pages

isbn
0525940499   (isbn13: 9780525940494)






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Michael
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11/21/08

Surrealistic take on the final fate of Edgar Allan Poe
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Kirsten
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03/15/08

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Read in May, 2004
A strange fantasy that combines actual events in Edgar Allen Poe's life with fantastical events. During the last week of Poe's life, something clearly strange happens, as other histories and alternate versions of events intrude on his own timeline. Or has he just gone mad, due to a lifetime of too much drink and emotional strain? Don't go into this expecting a clear, linear plot that ties itself up neatly at the end. Do expect excellent writing and a complete blur of fact and fiction.
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Diana
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10/29/08

this is almost four stars but it gets a bit too indiana jones-ish towards the end. that in and of itself is not a bad thing but it made this particular story a wee bit too aimless for me. liked the dupin/poe exchanges and the parts that focused on the relationship with virginia clemm.
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12/05/07

bookshelves: fantasy
Read in January, 2005
Interesting idea. Travel inside the delirious mind of one of America's greatest writers. What's really going on here?!!
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Maggie
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09/21/08

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This is one of those books that's a puzzle to play with as you read it. Weird, but something I enjoyed a bunch.
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Read in May, 2008
I can't believe I read this whole book. I really don't have a real grasp of even exactly what was happening.
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Danielle
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08/07/08

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Chris
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11/10/08

Historical fiction, a weakness!
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11/12/08

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Kelly
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10/29/08

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07/28/08

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Read in January, 1998


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