· The Man Who Was Poe is a historical mystery with Edgar Allan Poe as a character in this fictional novel by Avi. This novel might be classified as a puzzle mystery. The setting is early nineteenth-century Providence, Rhode Island. Edmund's mother is missing. His aunt went looking for her and now she's missing too. Edmund and his sister need food.5/5(4). The Man Who Was Poe. The Old City lay dark and cold . It is night. And Edmund is alone. His mother is gone. His aunt, who went in search of her, is dead. His sister has disappeared. Edmund has no one. Except for a stranger of the night. · The Man Who Was Poe is a largely disappointing work of fiction, a story which takes one leap too many in the making sense department. Author Avi comes close to insulting the intelligence of his readers in the name of plot twists and being illogical for illogic's sake. The novel is set in s Providence, Rhode Island/5.
Such was the case for The Man Who Was Poe. My last post, about Something Upstairs, mentions how I moved to Providence, Rhode Island, and how, once there, I began to read about local history. While doing that, I learned that Edgar Allan Poe had important connections to the city: he was trying to get married. Avi The man who was Poe The man who was Poe a novel This edition was published in by Orchard Books in New York. Edition Description. In Providence, R.I., in , Edgar Allan Poe reluctantly investigates the problems of eleven-year-old Edmund, whose family has mysteriously disappeared and whose story suggests a new Poe tale with a. The Man Who Was Poe is a young adult historical fiction novel published in by Edward Irving Wortis, an award-winning American author who writes under the pen name "Avi.". Set in Providence, Rhode Island in , the story is about the unlikely partnership between Edgar Allan Poe and an year-old London boy named Edmund.
The Man Who Was Poe. Avi. Harper Collins, Jul 1, - Juvenile Fiction - pages. 6 Reviews. It is night and Edmund is all alone. His mother is gone. His sister has disappeared. Edmund has no. The Man Who Was Poe is a historical mystery with Edgar Allan Poe as a character in this fictional novel by Avi. This novel might be classified as a puzzle mystery. The setting is early nineteenth-century Providence, Rhode Island. Edmund's mother is missing. His aunt went looking for her and now she's missing too. The Man Who Was Poe is a historical mystery with Edgar Allan Poe as a character in this fictional novel by Avi. This novel might be classified as a puzzle mystery. The setting is early nineteenth-century Providence, Rhode Island. Edmund's mother is missing. His aunt went looking for her and now she's missing too. Edmund and his sister need food.
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