The Spectator (of the UK) has a review by Sam Leith of Peter Ackroyd's new book, Poe: A Life Cut Short (not yet available in the US). Referencing Poe's always present financial problems, in the review he mentions that:
It was calculated, says Ackroyd, that the total income from all Poe's books, over 20 years, was $300.
About $8,500 in today's money. One more case of worth not being recognized when it would have been useful to the author.
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