William Schoell

Edgar Allan Poe's life story is so full of dramatic twists and turns it seems the master of macabre could have penned it himself. Schoell provides a look at a complicated individual who, because of his own despondency and irresponsibility, was constantly detoured from the path to success. Left an orphan at a young age, Poe was adopted by John Allan, a man who, despite his own wealth, expected his son to live life with financial judiciousness. Poe...