tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post3022015646590392349..comments2024-03-25T15:33:56.288-04:00Comments on True Book Addict...Books, Cats, and More: Lynn Cullen's Mrs. Poe - Review and {Giveaway}Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-72051391865996021032014-06-25T05:17:53.048-04:002014-06-25T05:17:53.048-04:00But as in ethics, evil is a consequence of good, s...But as in ethics, evil is a consequence of good, so in fact, out of joy is sorrow born. Either the memory of past bliss is the anguish of today, or the agonies which are have their origin in the ecstasies which might have been.<br />- from "Berenice"<br />Rafflecopter: Carolsuecezovskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-29247386277629697622014-06-20T22:34:50.904-04:002014-06-20T22:34:50.904-04:00I'll give you a stanza I find to be a key one ...I'll give you a stanza I find to be a key one in the poem that impacted me most, *The Raven*:<br /><br />`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil!<br />By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore -<br />Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,<br />It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore -<br />Clasp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the angels name Lenore?'<br />Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'<br /><br />Man should have tried a Magic 8 Ball -- tend to be more tactful...Thanks for this opportunity --KaraKara Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-90395817196903998852014-06-19T10:30:55.924-04:002014-06-19T10:30:55.924-04:00She fascinated me, too, Michelle. I would have li...She fascinated me, too, Michelle. I would have liked to have known her. She was said to be so good at writing poems that she could compose one on her way to a magazine publisher and come out of his office with a dollar bill in her purse.Lynn Cullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-13712510486640258272014-06-18T22:29:01.882-04:002014-06-18T22:29:01.882-04:00You are more than welcome, Lynn! Thank you for sto...You are more than welcome, Lynn! Thank you for stopping by and for leaving us this wonderful poem. I found her name! So fascinating. I'm planning on reading more about Frances. She really intrigues me. :)Michelle Millerhttp://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-34279798928750507202014-06-18T15:36:05.568-04:002014-06-18T15:36:05.568-04:00Thank you for the wonderful review, Michelle! I r...Thank you for the wonderful review, Michelle! I really appreciate your kind words and your support of my book on your blog. I love that your readers have gotten into the spirit of Poe with quotes from his work. I'd like to offer the poem that he wrote to Frances Osgood, very publicly showing his love for her at Anne Charlotte Lynch's house party in February 1846. (I mention this poem in the book) Frances's name is hidden within the verses--instructions for finding it follow the poem. <br /><br />Love,Lynn<br /><br />A VALENTINE <br />by Edgar Allan Poe<br /><br />For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,<br /> Brightly expressive as the twins of Lœda,<br />Shall find her own sweet name, that, nestling lies<br /> Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.<br />Search narrowly the lines!—they hold a treasure<br /> Divine—a talisman—an amulet<br />That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure—<br /> The words—the syllables! Do not forget<br />The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor!<br /> And yet there is in this no Gordian knot<br />Which one might not undo without a sabre,<br /> If one could merely comprehend the plot.<br />Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering<br /> Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus<br />Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing<br /> Of poets, by poets—as the name is a poet's, too.<br />Its letters, although naturally lying<br /> Like the knight Pinto—Mendez Ferdinando—<br />Still form a synonym for Truth.—Cease trying!<br /> You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.<br /><br />[To translate the address, read the first letter of the first line in connection with the second letter of the second line, the third letter of the third line, the fourth of the fourth, and so on to the end. The name will thus appear.]Lynn Cullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-50246736601185794882014-06-17T00:11:49.035-04:002014-06-17T00:11:49.035-04:00I think you would like this one, Ryan. Good luck!I think you would like this one, Ryan. Good luck!Michelle Millerhttp://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-49981830747017455852014-06-16T23:51:42.003-04:002014-06-16T23:51:42.003-04:00You know me and historical fiction, not my thing, ...You know me and historical fiction, not my thing, but this one has my interest.<br /><br />"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-875277405510125262014-06-16T18:25:51.666-04:002014-06-16T18:25:51.666-04:00Book looks perfect for me "never more"Book looks perfect for me "never more"Rhonda Lomazownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-8829406647785253342014-06-16T18:11:00.550-04:002014-06-16T18:11:00.550-04:00Oh yes, the days of Edgar Allen Poe in high school...Oh yes, the days of Edgar Allen Poe in high school English class...I'd love to read the story of his wife...Linda Hubaleknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-45004226308576288332014-06-15T14:40:01.949-04:002014-06-15T14:40:01.949-04:00"But we loved with a love that was more than ..."But we loved with a love that was more than love" from Anabel Lee (1849)Terry Martininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-18067371750514557542014-06-15T11:48:33.893-04:002014-06-15T11:48:33.893-04:00There was nothing to wash out --no stain of any ki...There was nothing to wash out --no stain of any kind --no blood-spot whatever. I had been too wary for that. A tub had caught all --ha! ha! Shannon Leighhttp://themosthappyreader.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-39895139446427053892014-06-15T09:56:44.492-04:002014-06-15T09:56:44.492-04:00They who dream by day are cognizant of many things...They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. (Eleonora, 1841)seewordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-39887668223954405212014-06-15T09:25:33.566-04:002014-06-15T09:25:33.566-04:00Not entering, because I already have this book on ...Not entering, because I already have this book on my shelves, but your review is definitely moving it up on my tbr timetable! ;)Kate Toweryhttp://www.midnightbookgirl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-90062571001798633902014-06-14T18:10:07.276-04:002014-06-14T18:10:07.276-04:00Here's a quote from E. A. Poe:
"All that ...Here's a quote from E. A. Poe:<br />"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream".<br />I just saw the movie last year "The Raven" with Jon Cusack--I loved it :). <br />I have read several of Poe's books/poems in the past, but none recently I must admit. I have had this book on my wishlist for over a year, so I would enjoy reading it. Thanks.My Home of Bookshttp://myhomeofbooks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-14227398888006787982014-06-14T12:58:32.329-04:002014-06-14T12:58:32.329-04:00Great Review!Great Review!Lauralee Jacksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-80473569111510076022014-06-14T11:47:04.053-04:002014-06-14T11:47:04.053-04:00What is it that makes Poe so intreging? Looking fo...What is it that makes Poe so intreging? Looking forward to reading more about his life from another perspective. Judie McDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-11691668387791881302014-06-14T10:43:58.099-04:002014-06-14T10:43:58.099-04:00"It was night, and the rain fell; and falling..."It was night, and the rain fell; and falling, it was rain, but, having fallen, it was blood."<br /> -from "Silence - A Fable"CharlotteAWillsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-36743344857509608152014-06-14T10:28:06.937-04:002014-06-14T10:28:06.937-04:00I am really interested in this book! It looks so ...I am really interested in this book! It looks so good and I am a HUGE fan of Poe in general. I am pretty sure that I have read everything by him.Tifnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-15374086059187090742014-06-14T09:49:50.537-04:002014-06-14T09:49:50.537-04:00They who dream by day are cognizant of many things...They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."<br />- from "Eleonora"<br />Thanks for the giveaway!Kim Nichols- Creenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-63358120228300758062014-06-14T08:33:53.088-04:002014-06-14T08:33:53.088-04:00I've enjoyed reconnecting with Poe these last ...I've enjoyed reconnecting with Poe these last few days while reading blog entries from the book tour. How about these lines: <br />It was many and many a year ago, <br /> In a kingdom by the sea, <br />That a maiden there lived whom you may know <br /> By the name of Annabel Lee<br />Anxious to read this novel. Thanks for the giveawayLinda Browernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-14420372004367366702014-06-14T08:30:16.703-04:002014-06-14T08:30:16.703-04:00And my soul from out that shadow that lies floatin...And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted - nevermore. From The Raven.annenoreply@blogger.com