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- adjective In a style reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849),
American writer and poet best known for tales ofmystery and themacabre .
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E.erything that suits his mood of the moment is "Poesque" or "E. P-esque."
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E.erything that suits his mood of the moment is "Poesque" or "E. P-esque."
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"The Secret of the Growing Gold" is another Poesque tale.
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As Henry Irving's manager, Stoker spent a good deal of time in America, and Americans pop up in a number of stories--most gruesomely in the vaguely Poesque "The Squaw," featuring a black cat who takes revenge on the American who accidentally kills her kitten.
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As Henry Irving's manager, Stoker spent a good deal of time in America, and Americans pop up in a number of stories--most gruesomely in the vaguely Poesque "The Squaw," featuring a black cat who takes revenge on the American who accidentally kills her kitten.
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Poesque began with Dinky-Dunk's casual reference to the McKinnon ranch and Percy's inquiry as to why its earlier owner had given it up.
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It is also in parts very well written, and the blending of life and dream is sometimes almost Poesque.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century
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The investigating methods of Mr. Kelland's rustic un - raveler are also in the Poesque tradition.
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