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REMARKABLE JOURNEYS: The Story of JULES VERNE

 

"Thanks to Schoell's smooth, crisp writing, this fascinating, approachable biography, which lends insight into Verne's eccentric characters and relatives, proves nearly as exciting as the writer's best stories." Booklist

 

"Overall, this excellent biography about an interesting man will fill a gap in most collections." School Library Journal


 

EYE OF THE CYCLOPS: Mystery Zoo # 1 by "Johnny Whitten"

 

Three intrepid teens and their cryptozoologist parents travel the world seaching for -- and frequently encountering -- strange creatures. 

GIUSEPPE VERDI AND ITALIAN OPERA

 

"Schoell focuses less on the music and more on the man, providing details of Verdí's personal life and relationships, struggles with censors and publishers, and his patriotic fervor and influence." School Library Journal

MYSTERY AND TERROR: The Story of EDGAR ALLAN POE

 

"This is not just the usual time-line-led biography, but rather a deeper look into Poe's life and personality as reflected in his work." School Library Journal

 

"Clearly written and insightful, this biography is frank about Poe's faults and failings as well as his talents and achievements. Readers who enjoy Poe's stories and poems will find this a good way to place them within the context of his troubled life." Booklist

H. P. LOVECRAFT: MASTER OF WEIRD FICTION

"Lovecraft cemented his reputation as the master of the macabre with such adult works as At the Mountains of Madness and The Cats of Ulthar . Now comes a volume for young readers that examines the quirky life of the writer himself, and many of the people and events that influenced his dark, surreal tales. Schoell traces Lovecraft's path from the life of privilege he led as a youngster through the deaths of his father and grandparents, which plunged Lovecraft into poverty. He then follows Lovecraft's erratic lifestyle--his numerous attempts at literary acclaim, the generosity of friends and family who periodically housed and sustained him, his brief marriage of convenience to a woman of means, and, finally, the inferior film adaptations of his stories, and resurgent interest in his work during the late 1970s. Concise and well researched, the book also provides a glimpse at the sometimes-torturous creative process and drives home the literal meaning of suffering for one's art." Booklist

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