Von Kempelen and His Discovery E-book
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Genre: Literature, Wonder
Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-49) - American poet, short-story writer, and critic
who is best known for his tales of ratiocination, his fantastical horror
stories, and his genre-founding detective stories. Poe, whose cloudy
personal life is a virtual legend, considered himself primarily a poet.
Von Kempelen and His Discovery (1849) - "Pure gold can be made at will" is
Von Kempelen's theory; his experiments and discoveries are discussed. This
tale was inspired by the Gold Rush of 1849.
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