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Mr. Lock [[Locke]], the lunarian, utterly disclaims the authorship of “Arthur Gordon Pym,” as will be seen by the following paragraph from his paper. We had intimated an opinion that the new work of fiction was likely enough to be from the pen that produced the admirable effort of imagination, so familiarly called in this country and in Europe, the “Moon hoax.”
“Now this very ingenious person, duly thanking the editor of the Gazette for his double compliment, begs to say that he had no hand whatever in this hoax, and verily believe that the merit of it. be it what it may, is entirely due to Mr. Edgar A. Poe. The author of the moon joke is too deep in the lunar mysteries of the Whig Young Men's State Convention at Utica, to spare time to read the book at present, but it shall be the next thing he reads after the marvellous “Address” which takes precedence to all other hoaxes, ancient or modern.”
Of course we were not very serious when we made the ascription, but really, the “ Man of the Moon” himself might have been willing to be considered the author. Mr. Gordon Pym's imagination ought to “call and see” its cousin german at the Era Office, for they are as like as two lumps of chalk, and we believe the one as faithfully as we do the other. As to the moonshine upon which the author of the memoirs of the man bats, is regaling, we wish him a pleasant repast, though it is our opinion that he will find his food of difficult digestion, and harder to wallow than some of the lacteal preparations of his loco foco friend of the Boston Post; both being made of green cheese.
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Notes:
None.
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[S:0 - NYGGA, 1838] - Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Bookshelf - Review of A. G. Pym (Anonymous, 1838)