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Search - The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder
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The Beautiful Cigar Girl Mary Rogers Edgar Allan Poe and the Invention of Murder Author: A gruesome murder, a stunned city, and Edgar Allan Poe come to life with vivid detail in this shocking true story by award-winning author Daniel Stashower — On July 28, 1841, the battered body of a young woman was found floating in the Hudson River. It was soon discovered to be the lovely Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar salesgirl ... more »
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Heather reviewed The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder on
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This is an awesome book it tells the story of The beautiful Cigar girl Mary Rogers,and her murder and it also tells the story of Edgar Allan Poe, and how the two mix together when he write his story Marie Roget. If you liked "The Devil In The White City" You will love this.
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John O. (buzzby) - La Quinta, CA reviewed The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder on + 3369 more book reviews
Interesting historical bits from 1840s New York, but the story dragged for me.
Ben R. (benrob22) reviewed The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder on + 31 more book reviews
Not bad but does bog down a bit in some of the connections between the case and Poe--good information on the life of Poe and his works.
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