The romance of failure: first - person fictions of Poe, Hawthorne, and James - Auerbach, Jonathan (New York: The University Press, 1989)
Includes index
Keywords: Poe, Edgar Allan -- 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation; Hawthorne, Nathaniel -- 1804-1864 -- Criticism and interpretation; James, Henry, -- 1843-1916; American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Failure (psychology) in literature; First person narrative