It is nearly fifty years since the death of Edgar ... famous by the careful application of it to his work. It is a striking confirmation of these facts that the productions in which Poe most ...

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...

The roots of modern detective fiction go back over 150 years to a Boston-born master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. And the most shocking ... Poe's works seemed to obsess about fear and death.

T he poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe, who was born this month two hundred and sixteen years ago, was famous in his life time, and that fame has only continued to grow. Through his ...

Poe rose from the depths ... for which his contributions were most significant The Pit and the Pendulum and The TellTale Heart are two of his most enduring works Poe virtually invented detective ...

Auguste Dupin, Poe's main character, was the first genius detective Kat Eschner In Baltimore, they’re keeping the tradition of visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s grave for his birthday—but without ...

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer ... but he was one of the most famous literary pioneers. His body of work includes ...