It is nearly fifty years since the death of Edgar ... of Poe's Philosophy of Composition, and Poe was the third poet to be made famous by the careful application of it to his work.

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

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was never one for a happy ending. The celebrated writer of stories like “The Tell-Tale Heart,” ...

The roots of modern detective fiction go back over 150 years to a Boston-born master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe ... Parkman murder began to unfold. Poe's works seemed to obsess about fear ...

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 ...

Celebrate Edgar Allan ... where Poe would pace back and forth looking at the stars. During his time in the Bronx, Poe wrote some of his most famous works, including "The Cask of Amontillado ...

The writer's former residence – now a National Historic Landmark – is also the location where historians believe Poe composed many of his famous ... The Edgar Allan Poe House is open Thursday ...

From Feb. 6-8, the Edgar Allen Poe Speakeasy ... place in a dark speakeasy wherein Poe historians and actors tell a reimagining of Poe’s most famous works: "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart ...