Striking new Edgar Allan Poe collection

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http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/11/new-collection-of-ed.html

"4 by Poe isn't going to be yet another cinderblock tome, printed on crummy paper, typeset by a designer who dares you to actually read the text, and embellished by an illustrator who operates from a safely detached position of irony. This is going to be an illustrated collection for us grown-ups. One that approaches Poe's stories of murder, mystery, and mayhem on their own beautiful, sensationalistic terms. One that highlights the black humor, celebrates the philosophical insights, and yes, revels in the violence ... Poe's deviants lived in the real world, and that's how I'm going to show them."

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1. I collect Poe books. This looks pretty cool.

I also collect books illustrated by Harry Clarke and his Poe work was simply awesome.

I've a strong feeling that Tim Burton's vision was influenced a great deal by Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, as illustrated by Harry Clarke.

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2. checked out the artist's site......looking forward to the illustrations.

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