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- Author: Tim Prasil
- Publisher: Brom Bones Books
- ISBN-10: 1948084015
- ISBN-13: 9781948084017
- Format: 12.7 x 20.3 x 0.5 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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On a hot summer day, a man in a heavy coat sold Tim Prasil a timeworn manuscript of 100 limericks purported to have been penned by Edgar Allan Poe. Prasil has never been able to prove or disprove the true authorship. Is it possible that the often-melancholy Poe dabbled in writing limericks? Decide for yourself as you page through these mostly silly--occasionally spooky and serious--glimpses of Poe's work, his life, and his world.
Here are a few samples:
Misquothed
Ascribe the mistake to the Devil or
How sound can rebound on unlevel floor.
That talkative bird
was simply misheard.
The raven was pagin' a "Neville Moore."
The Pall o'er the Pulse of Usher
Poor Roderick did as he should!
Interring his sister was good.
Tho' that couldn't crush her,
Sad Madeline Usher,
Inherited properties could.
Tender Torture
Once money arrives, I will send you some,
Despite my repute as a friend to rum.
I borrow to pay.
In sorrow, I say
That debt is a pit and a pendulum.
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- Author: Tim Prasil
- Publisher: Brom Bones Books
- ISBN-10: 1948084015
- ISBN-13: 9781948084017
- Format: 12.7 x 20.3 x 0.5 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
On a hot summer day, a man in a heavy coat sold Tim Prasil a timeworn manuscript of 100 limericks purported to have been penned by Edgar Allan Poe. Prasil has never been able to prove or disprove the true authorship. Is it possible that the often-melancholy Poe dabbled in writing limericks? Decide for yourself as you page through these mostly silly--occasionally spooky and serious--glimpses of Poe's work, his life, and his world.
Here are a few samples:
Misquothed
Ascribe the mistake to the Devil or
How sound can rebound on unlevel floor.
That talkative bird
was simply misheard.
The raven was pagin' a "Neville Moore."
The Pall o'er the Pulse of Usher
Poor Roderick did as he should!
Interring his sister was good.
Tho' that couldn't crush her,
Sad Madeline Usher,
Inherited properties could.
Tender Torture
Once money arrives, I will send you some,
Despite my repute as a friend to rum.
I borrow to pay.
In sorrow, I say
That debt is a pit and a pendulum.
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