Edgar Allan Poe made a career out of doom and despair, yet today, even a century after his death, he remains one of the most ...

Edgar Allan Poe is the inspiration behind one NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens. In 1996, the pro football team took a new name inspired by Poe's most famous work.

In June 1849, when Edgar Allan Poe was 40 years old, he left his mother-in-law and aunt, Maria Clemm, in their New York home to go on a lecture tour. He planned to raise money to start his own ...

1. Beating In 1867, one of the first theories to deviate from either phrenitis or alcohol was published by biographer E. Oakes Smith in her article " Autobiographic Notes: Edgar Allan Poe." ...

Born Jan. 19, 1809, Poe penned dozens of poems, stories and one novel. Most of his works were dark, mysterious and otherworldly — not unlike his own life and death.

A letter from Edgar Allan Poe to George Washington Eveleth, 4 January 1848. Image courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center. Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to George Washington Eveleth, 4 January 1848.

Today in literary history: On Oct. 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of 40 in Baltimore, four days after being discovered at a polling place “in great distress.” ...

Poe was an American poet and writer who lived during the 1800s. He was one of the first to write short stories and is credited with having created the genres of detective and science fiction.

Edgar Allan Poe (1849). These spirit poets really did believe they had Poe’s “brain in their hands”. Lizzie Doten, a Massachusetts spiritualist lecturer, performed and published six “Poe ...

Wed, Oct 2, 2024 @ 12:00 am - Edgar Allan Poe-drunk, drug-addled madman, maniac...or was he? Much of what we know today about the Master of the Macabre is based in misinformation and falsehood ...

Nevermore – The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe on Broadway.com. The most extensive source for photos, videos, interviews and news on Broadway, off-broadway and London's ...