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Edgar Allan Poe from ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ to ‘The Raven’

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe sometimes resembles a macabre melodrama. His corpus of art reflects the stress and anxiety he endured throughout his life. His well-known poetry and short stories frequently have themes that could be viewed as partly autobiographical. The life of Edgar Allan Poe sometimes resembles a macabre melodrama that is too outrageous to be … Read more

First edition of Frankenstein fetches a record-breaking $117 million at auction

First edition of Frankenstein fetches a record-breaking $117 million

When the first edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was auctioned for $1.17 million, it set a new global record for a printed work by a woman. Christie’s had estimated that the three-volume copy of Frankenstein, which still has its original boards from its 1818 edition, would sell for $200,000 to $300,000, but the auction ended … Read more