Benson, Sonia. "Avi." In Something about the Author. Volume 71. Ed. Diane Telgen.

Detroit: Gale Research, 1993, pp. 7-15.

Benson lists Avi's books and summarizes his life. She includes an informative interview with Avi.

Buranelli, Vincent. Edgar Allan Poe. Boston: Twayne, 1977. An introduction to Poe's works for students.

Carlson, Eric W. Critical Essays on Edgar Allan Poe. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1987. A gathering of essays about different aspects of Poe's writings.

Dayan, Joan. Fables of the Mind: An Inquiry into Poe's Fiction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Dayan's study of Poe as a philosopher can offer insight into his portrayal in The Man Who Was Poe.

Deas, Michael J. The Portraits and Daguerreotypes of Edgar Allan Poe. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1989. Poe's sitting for a daguerreotype plays an important role in solving the mystery of Edmund's missing mother.

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