Never in doubt of his own abilities, Edgar Allan Poe pursued extremes in literature and in life.
Detective stories captivate us today in books, on television ... over 150 years to a Boston-born master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. And the most shocking true-crime story in Poe's day ...
Not just a great writer, Poe had a circle of friends and family that cared for and about him, says the author of a new biography.