Evening star., 1936-10-25

Dust" with Henry Hull in the
stellar role Of Edgar Allan Poe,
= in Washington, the week Of
October rs, will revive interest In the
mysterious writer who has been called
the greatest American author, par-
ticularly in point Of international rec
ognition.
The Public Library presents a list
Of Poe biographies, emphasizing those
Of recent years, and a selected list Of
his works In collected form. Other
volumes may be found in the fiction
room or culled from the general liter
ature collection by consulting the cat
alogue or asking at the information
desk Of the Central Library or major
branches.
Biography.
ISRAELI, the Life and Times of
Edgar Allan Poe, by Hervey Allen.
2v. 1896. E.P753aa.
A thoughtfully conceived and well
documented life Of Poe, lavishly illus
trated with portraits. facsimilies and
photographs Of the places associated
with Poe's life. The library has
also the later one-volume edition
(E.P753aa2).
EDGAR ALLAN POE. 18os-1s4s: q
Critical Biography. by Una
Birch. (Una Pope -Hennessy).
1894. E.P753bi.
"Less than any other writer who
has taken Poe for his subject, does
she arouse in the reader impatience
with that unhappy and remarkable
man."
POE AND THE SOUTHERN LIT
ERARY MESSENGER, by D. X.
jackson. 1884. E.P753ja.
"Much of Edgar Allan Poe's pic
turesque personality, as well as his
literary career. is inseparably asso-
ciated with The Southern Literary
Messenger
EDGAR ALLAN POE, q Study in
Genius. by J. w. Krutch. 1926.
E.P753kr.
'Mr. Krutch has written a brilliant
ly Illuminating study Of Poe. This
book marks the definite arrival Of a
fresh and candid mind, with modern
psychological equipment, lively curl
osity, critical objectivity and singular
ly lucid. persuasive exposition.
1t has had the effect of raising Poe
from the dead"-Stuart Sherman.
THE STRANGE LIFE AND
STRANGE LOVES OF EDGAR
ALLAN POE, by Emile Lauriere;
English version +, by z. G. Rich.
1885. E.P753Las.
"A study OF Poe's life and works in
which the author, a student of abb
normal psychology, advances the the
sis that Poe's strange life and strange
loves prove he was victim of a
tainted inheritance. morbid genius
in psychological phraseology, su-
perior degenerate"
EDGAR A. POE, a Psychopathic
Study. by j. w. Robertson. 1923.
E.P753r.
"a psychopathic investigation Of
facts of Poe's life interpreted in &C
cordance with such medical consider
alton as was warranted by his in
herited neurosis."
FACTS ABOUT POE; Portraits and
Daguerreotypes of Edgar Allan
Poe. by A. P. Schultz, with
sketch of the life of Poe by J. S.
Wilson. 1926. E.P753sc.
Interesting data on Poe portraits.
THE DREAMER: a Romantic Rem
dering of the Life Story of Edgar
Allan Poe. by M. N. Stanard. 1925.
EP753s.
Entertaining biography by we'll
known writer on Richmond and its
people.
POE'S HELEN, by Caroline Ticknor.
1917. E.W592t.
"A biography of Sarah Helen Whit
man, to whom Poe was once engaged
to be married"
THE HOME HIFE OF POE, by S. A.
Weiss. 1907. E.P753we.
"The author makes a distinct con-
tribution to an understanding OF Poe
as q man. No future historian OF
American literature can neglect 1t or
is likely to do So"
EDGAR ALLAN POE. by G. E. Wood
berry. 1918. EP753wo.
Long the standard biography of
Poe Prof Woodberry's volume Is still