Christina reviewed The Hum Bug by Harold Schechter
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4 stars
Alluring premise: Edgar Poe! P.T. Barnum! Together, they solve mysteries!
Good characterization of sesquipedalian, underappreciated, self-acknowledged genius Edgar A. Poe. Funny (intentionally) and perspicacious portraiture of what goes on in that imagination of his. Combat scenes are imaginative, given that Poe is not remembered as the Douglas Fairbanks of his day and even in his narrative he acknowledges that his instinctive readiness and prowess are uncharacteristic.