Matthew Pearl's Books
Mar.17.2009
In his most enthralling novel yet, the critically acclaimed author Matthew Pearl reopens one of literary history’s greatest mysteries. The Last Dickens is a tale filled with the dazzling twists and turns, the unerring period details, and the meticulous research that thrilled readers of the bestsellers The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow.
Boston, 1870. When news of Charles Dickens’s...
Jun.04.2006
“I present to you . . . the truth about this man’s death and my life.”
Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. The public, the press, and even Poe’s own family and friends accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end as a drunkard. Everyone, in fact, seems to believe this except a young Baltimore lawyer...
About Matthew
Matthew Pearl is the author of the novels The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow and The Last Dickens. His books have been New York Times bestsellers and international bestsellers translated into more than 30 languages.
Matthew Pearl grew up in Fort Lauderdale,...
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