The New York herald., 1877-10-15
LIT Il r a I U r L.


THE REVIVAL OF POE LrIEIATUIE
Tho recent publication of CLIPS ssILfe of posn
awakened, IN some quarters a fresh interest in tho
character and career that much nderstood man.
But II did little more ana the iul fair and impartial
biography for which We have waited so long has yet
TO be written The revival OF Poe literature winch has
shown itself in the past few years in the republica
ton OF poems and prose works and the preparation OF
four new ''livcs," brought about, indirectly at
least, by an English publisher, Mr.. s. G. Hail. who by
the way said 70 for Dickens portrait of
PccksniI few years ago Mr.. Hall ana his wife
published asercs OF articles the literary celebrities
OF England with whom they had been acquainted
The volume proved OF como value ana the
plates wcro secured by Harper 4 Brothers
who asked Mr. Stoddard TO contribute a few
additional sketches. He did so, writing OF Mucauay
Hallccs, Thacke,ay and Poe. Tho latter sketch was
found to contain much matter 10 remain long
III tho dark and !, accordingly appeared tile masa
zinc for September 1872 A year or two later il was
rewritten !n the light OF moro Developments and
prchScd 70 complete edition Of Poes poctlcal works
published by Rutlcdge Co, London, aud in this
country by Middleton, OF New York. The other nrt.
ces were embodied IN tho volume of Hail's romi.
nsccnces, and VIII appear when that work is published
in this country, probably late day.
The publication OF Mr.. Stoddard's memoir in Hdrpers
Identified him ut once with the memory Of Poe and
drew from the few surviving friends OF the poet a
number OF valuable letters containing personal rcmi.
nisceaces, &c. Among the numaer was one from a
wealthy gentleman OF CooperstowI, ~ ". Offering TO
contribute $500 toward tho erection OF a monument
to Poe. Since then three biographies have ap-
pearcd--Ingram's, Didicr's ana Gllis; but to Mr
Stoddard is due the credit OF having Grst departed
IRON the path marked out by Griswold in his much
abused sLlie OF Poe.o
There few facts not generally known relating
to sale and publication OF Annabel Loci which
reflect little credit upon Pocs OF honesty or
honor ana which hc would doubtless havo found
hat difficult OF explanation had he survived the
publication Of that poem. In the first place a man
uscrpt copy OF tho lyric sold Mr. Ingram Tor
Sagtoin's Magazine, of Philadelphia. While Poe was on
his way from New Y ork to Richmond. This was late
in the summer OF 1Si9 Just before leaving Richmond
for the North to take his mothe law, Mrs Cicmm
back TO his wedding Poo being, as usual, short OF
funds, resod tho poem to John H. Thompson, of tho
Southern Literary Messenger "Annabei Loen would,
therefore, havo appeared almost at the time in
the Messenger and in !Sartaias Nagasiae And in fact
ala appear, but both the magazines which II
had boen sold orestalicd by It's publication in
the New York Tribune. II appeared ,hat journal
days alter Poe's death, Mt tho conclusion OF the
1 OBITUARY notice by Dr.. Griswold 1t was introduced
with the following words :sTherc arc, perhaps, some
Of readers VINO Will understand tho illusions OF the
following beautiful poem. Mr.. Poe presented it to the
writer OF these paragraphs just before lie lcit New
York recently, rcmarkins that II was the last thn.
he had written" on the following day exquisite
poem ..To Helen" Sarah Hclen Whiman) made It's
frat appearance, also IN the Tribune The title
not gwen It now stands, but merely sTo -
-.n
At sale OF books and autographs, &c, in New
YORK. four years ago, handsomely bound edition OF
Poc's poetca works, In one volume, illustrated by
Tennel, PIckerssl;, BirScl Foster, barley Cropscy
and others, and containing copy Of Annebel Lee
Poes handwriting, Drought SlSO--probaDly n larger
than its author, IN manhood at least had in
his possession any time. Tue OF a sim
lar volume--bound in clotn, however instead OF mo-
rocco but containing the original manuscrpt OF tho
sonnet 10 Zante''-onered his to the pubic
year later The value OF autographs had evidently
deprecated in the meanwhile, for the highest BID fell
short OF $25
The fac smilc of a poem written by Poo In his
youth, In ady's album ut Baltimore, which appeared
III ScriLaers Monthly Of September ISIS, moi in
all respects genuine The title 'Alonc" and tho date
Baltimore, March IL, 1922" were added by Mr. +.
l.. Didicr probably to enhance the value of tho
trbution. Mrs susan Archer Wcss, n southern
lady who acquainted with Poe and whose poetry
"Fcmalc Poets OF America I has also We understand,
prepared an interesting paper OF personal rccolec
tons for Scrfdaer's Monthiy