The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder
Daniel Stashower examines the connection between Mary Rogers and Edgar Allan Poe in this work of historical true crime and literary history. The book explores how their intertwined story helped shape the cultural fascination with murder.
About This Book
The Beautiful Cigar Girl by Daniel Stashower focuses on Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the story identified in its subtitle as the invention of murder.
The book brings together crime, literature, and history through its connection between Rogers and Poe.
It offers a nonfiction exploration of how a notorious case and a major literary figure intersected in the public imagination.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this book!