The fall of the house of Usher : forged ms., [193-?] / by Edgar A. Poe.

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The fall of the house of Usher : forged ms., [193-?] / by Edgar A. Poe.

Forgery by Joseph Cosey of the manuscript of the first two paragraphs of The fall of the house of Usher. At foot of page is an apocryphal note to N.P. Willis. In the upper left and lower right corners are notes about the first publication, purportedly signed by Willis.

1 item (1 p.) ; 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6802705

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867

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American journalist and poet. From the description of Letter : to "My dear fellow," [18--] July 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28900949 Willis was a journalist and writer of plays, poems and short stories. From the description of Letter, to Maunsell B. (Maunsell Bradhurst) Field, 1854 March 31. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122493287 Nathaniel Parker Willis was one of the highest paid periodical writers of his day, a poet, ...

Cosey, Joseph, 1887-1950

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Joseph Cosey, born Martin Coneely, was active as a forger between 1929 and into the 1940s. He forged documents of famous American historical and literary figures like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, and Edgar Allen Poe, often using old paper and period writing instruments to make the documents look authentic....