And even now, I have a need for that connection. Not now because it was rendered by Poe’s own hand, and by retaining that yellowing piece of parchment, I remain somehow connected to him even yet, more than half a century after the date of its composition. And also, if it is to be incinerated eventually, why not now? But often men are not the best judges of themselves, not as keen-eyed or astute when gazing into the mirror as someone apart from them might be, especially someone who has already observed the man at his best and his worst, and who, for better or worse, has lived, if only briefly, inside that man’s soul. It would no doubt be viewed as Poe intended it-a joke at his own expense, a lighthearted self-ridicule. I will do so not because the sketch would be, to the casual eye, repugnant or, for that matter, even provocative. It resides in a drawer in my library, and there it will remain until I hear the Grim One come scratching at my door, at which time I will consign that sketch, along with a few other more personal items, to the purity of the flames. There exists a sketch of Poe that few have ever seen. Brunrichter lived in Pittsburgh not in 1847, as depicted here, but around the turn of the twentieth century. As is the case with all historical fiction, dates have been altered, personalities manipulated, realities reconfigured so as to best suit the narrative. Although I have employed the names of real historical figures and actual places, and have made every effort to portray those people and places as accurately as possible, the descriptions in this book should not be construed as biography or fact. AUTHOR’S NOTEĭisquiet Heart is a work of fiction. | Mystery fiction.Ĭlassification: LCC PS3569.I472 | DDC 813/.54-dc23 LC record available at CONTENTS | Pittsburgh (Pa.)-Social life and customs-19th century-Fiction. Subjects: LCSH: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849-Fiction. Identifiers: LCCN 2016008659 | (softcover : acid-free paper) Title: Disquiet heart : a novel / Randall Silvis.ĭescription: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Originally published in 2002 by Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Published by Sourcebooks Landmark, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Apart from well-known historical figures, any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems-except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews-without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc.Īll rights reserved. Sign up now for VIP savings, bonus content, early access to new ideas we're developing, and sneak peeks at our hottest titles!Ĭover and internal design © 2017 by Sourcebooks, Inc.Ĭover images © Joanna Jankowska/Arcangel Images, ivangal/Shutterstock, Andreas Liem/Shutterstock We would love to invite you to receive exclusive rewards.
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