The mystery of how Edgar Allan Poe died has obsessed scholars for almost two centuries, and it is addressed faithfully in “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe” by Cuyahoga ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This collection is a great start, as it compiles some of Poe's greatest short stories and poems, along ...

If you're a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, you probably already know that his real life was just as interesting as (though less eerie than) the stories he penned. (Spookily, however, his cause of death ...

January 19, 2018 marks mystery and horror writer Edgar Allan Poe's 209th birthday. The poet and writer died when he was just 40 years old, but he left behind a treasure trove of literary riches — ...

Once upon a gray day dreary, the writer staggered, weak and weary. He collapsed on a Baltimore sidewalk, never to fully regain consciousness. Four days later, on Oct. 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died in ...

If you looked at my bookshelf, you'd see a section of Edgar Allan Poe books. My wife would tell you that they have the same content and wonders why I need more than one. You see, one is for actually ...

LOWELL — Most fans of Edgar Allan Poe are familiar with the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. On Oct. 3, 1849, the author was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, ranting and ...

A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book has sold for $662,500 at a New York auction. The copy of "Tamerlane and Other Poems" had been estimated to sell for between $500,000 and $700,000 at ...

A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems," has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature. A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book ...

To borrow a current idiom, Edgar Allan Poe was a lot. Which means, almost syllogistically, that any biography of him — even one as thoughtful and compassionate as Richard Kopley’s “Edgar Allan Poe” — ...