About the book: 2021 / 1829. Young Edgar Allan Poe, an aspiring writer and poet, boards a ship departing from America to the Old World. Edgar decides to follow the path of his idol, Lord Byron, by going to the Greek War of Independence, but due to his poor knowledge of geography, he chooses the “shortest” route - through Russia. Upon arrival in St. Petersburg, it turned out that Edgar was late for the war, because Greece had already gained independence, and being within the Russian Empire was illegal due to lack of documents. Fortunately, a high-ranking Russian official allowed the American to stay in St. Petersburg for one month, and this period in the life of the future literary classic turned out to be rich in adventures. The novel tells about an incident in the life of Edgar Allan Poe, which some researchers consider a fact, while others consider it an invention of Poe himself .Information product mark 12+