New York ; London : D. Appleton-Century Company, 1941
Physical Details
xvi, 804 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm
OCLC
ocm00191153, ocm00191153
Includes bibliographical references (pages 763-770) and index.
The heritage -- Richmond: the early years -- The school days in England -- Richmond again, 1820-1826 -- The University of Virginia -- "Tamerlane" and the army -- Hope deferred: "Al Aaraaf" -- West Point and the "Poems" of 1831 -- Baltimore: the early fiction -- The editor of the "Messenger" -- Philadelphia: the "Tales of the grotesque and arabesque" -- At the summit: the editor of "Graham's magazine" -- Following the illusion -- New York: "The raven" and other matters -- The "Broadway journal" and the "Poems" of 1845 -- Widening horizons: friends and enemies -- "Eureka" -- To Helen and for Annie -- Richmond: the last appeal -- The recoil of fate -- Appendices