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The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe and The Invention of Murder
The Beautiful Cigar Girl Mary Rogers Edgar Allan Poe and The Invention of Murder
Author: Daniel Stashower
ISBN-13: 9780739483282
ISBN-10: 0739483285
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 315
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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3 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Group
Book Type: Paperback
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murder101 avatar reviewed The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe and The Invention of Murder on
Helpful Score: 5
This is an awesome book it tells the story of The beautiful Cigar girl Mary Rogers,and her murder and it also tells the story of Edgar Allan Poe, and how the two mix together when he write his story Marie Roget. If you liked "The Devil In The White City" You will love this.
reviewed The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe and The Invention of Murder on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Not bad but does bog down a bit in some of the connections between the case and Poe--good information on the life of Poe and his works.
buzzby avatar reviewed The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe and The Invention of Murder on + 6062 more book reviews
Interesting historical bits from 1840s New York, but the story dragged for me.
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I was hoping for more text and story on Poe but this was very heavily written (think 1850s America) and focused more on the overall development of the "murder mystery." Not what I was looking for.