Poe was taken in by John Allan, a wealthy Richmond merchant and an austere Scotsman who believed in self-reliance and hard work. His wife, Frances, became a second mother to Poe until she died in 1829 ...

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Almost one hundred and fifty years after his death, Poe’s prose and poetry continue to... Hear the story of Edgar Allan Poe's only novel Edgar Allan Poe's only novel was not well received and is still ...

It's been almost 175 years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe — one of the most recognizable poets in American history. While Poe was best known for his work in the horror genre, there is much more to ...

In the annals of American literary culture, few have left as bold a mark as Edgar Allan Poe. In 1841, with the locked-room mystery “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” Poe invented the genre of detective ...

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Part radio drama, part podcast, and all Edgar Allan Poe. A new spine-tingling play for your ears every month, adapted from America’s most famous horror and suspense writer. Gothic frights, by The ...

Peter Tantsits as Edgar Allan Poe in "The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe." (Courtesy Kathy Wittman/Ball Square Films) A lot of us know this iconic opening line: “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I ...

On October 3, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found on the streets of Baltimore in disarray. “He’s muttering a variety of things that are indecipherable. Nobody really knows who he is, and he’s not wearing ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Edgar Allan Poe, the man who invented the detective story, saved his most unsolvable mystery for last: the cause of his own untimely death. If any ...

Glasses get lifted to Edgar Allen Poe during a traveling tour pairing Poe-themed cocktails with readings of his familiar writings.