Collected Works of Poe, Volume III: Webster's Thesaurus Edition

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There are many editions of Collected Works of Poe, Volume III. This educational edition was created for self-improvement or in preparation for advanced examinations. The bottom of each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text, including synonyms and antonyms. Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings. A running thesaurus at the bottom of each page is useful to students who are actively building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT(r), SAT(r), AP(r) (Advanced Placement(r)), GRE(r), LSAT(r), GMAT(r) or similar examinations. This edition exposes the reader to a maximum number of "difficult, and often encountered" words in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language, and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word's meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. PSAT(r) is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT(r) is a registered trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE(r), AP(r) and Advanced Placement(r) are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT(r) is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT(r) is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved.

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Bio of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 49), was born in Boston, USA. His parents were actors but both suffered from tuberculosis and died in 1811. The two-year-old Edgar was taken in by John Allan, a wealthy merchant - hence the middle name. He had a very happy childhood as the only child of a rich family. He did well at school, especially in languages and athletics. In 1926 Edgar went to the University of Virginia. In his first term her did no work, spending his time on wine, women and song! He had a huge row with his step-father and ran away to join the army. A few years later Mrs Allan begged her husband to find him and make up the quarrel. This happened but the two men never managed to have a good relationship again. When his wife died, John Allan remarried and his new wife hated Edgar. So, by 1831 he was out in the world, alone and broke. Edgar was by now writing poetry but with little success. He did find a new family, an aunt and married her fourteen-year-old daughter. They moved from place to place and so Edgar moved from job to job getting the occasional story printed. They were very poor, often cold and close to starvation. His wife was ill and Edgar was almost an alcoholic. When his wife died, Edgar began to court wealthy widows and his writing became more and more tortured. George Bernard Shaw called him, "the finest of finest of artists"; but he died alone in pain and poverty when he was only forty. Almost his last words were: "I wish to God someone would blow my damned brains out." - it is not difficult to see why some of his best-remembered stories are grotesque and macabre.

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