A Quiet Madness

<p>John Isaac Jones's new biographical novel on Edgar Allan Poe brings the turbulent life of America's most famous poet to life in vivid captivating detail.</p><p><br></p><p>His time - 1810-40s America; Lewis and Clark have returned; the Monroe doctrine takes effect the War of 1812; Andrew Jackson's tempestuous presidency; the train the steamship and the graphite pencil were still being improved; the Mexican-American War the trail of tears the California gold rush. </p><p><br></p><p>His loves - His frail devoted stepmother who tried to protect him against his cruel stepfather; Jane Stanard his stepmother's best friend who initiated him first into poetry then into manhood; the violet-eyed mysterious Lenore whose death inspired <em>The Raven</em>; Virginia Clemm his first cousin and great love of his life whom he married one day after her thirteenth birthday.</p><p><br></p><p>His genius - Edgar Allan Poe poet and short story writer who penned the classics The Raven and Annabel Lee; single- handedly created the detective mystery genre; wrote some of the most enduring horror stories in all literature including The Fall of The House of Usher The Cask of Amontillado The Tell-Tale Heart and the Pit and The Pendulum.</p><p> </p><p>These pages deliver a compelling portrait of one of the greatest men of letters the world has ever known.</p>