Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conchologist%27s_First_Book

Stated by R.W. Griswold, in the International monthly magazine, Oct. 1850, to be a copy nearly verbatim, of the text-book of conchology by Captain Thomas Brown, printed in Glasgow in 1833.

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"The Conchologist's First Book" by Edgar Allan Poe and Thomas Brown is an illustrated textbook published in 1839. Originally printed under Poe's name alone, this concise guide to shell classification was created to provide students an affordable alternative to expensive scientific texts. Poe contributed more than his famous name—he wrote the preface, translated French passages, and reorganized the material. The book's success sparked plagiarism accusations that would haunt Poe, yet scholars recognize his role in making complex science accessible to American readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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