Monday, August 30, 2010

The "Penn," the "Stylus," and Poe (Part One)

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"Never pursue literature as a trade." -Samuel Taylor Coleridge The great ambition of Edgar Allan Poe's professional life was t...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Quote of the Day

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"What was true the brilliant intellect of Edgar Poe never failed to perceive. What was beautiful his soul recognized at first blush,...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Cornelius Mathews and "The Raven"

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Cornelius Mathews (1817-1889) was a minor--very minor indeed--writer of his era. Poe did not respect Mathews' talent any more than anyon...
Monday, August 16, 2010

The Riddle of Neilson Poe

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The relationship between cousins Neilson and Edgar Poe is one of the many impenetrable mysteries in the latter's biography. Neilson, so...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

Happy Birthday, Virginia Clemm Poe

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"...In this humble domicile I can say, that I have spent some of the pleasantest hours of my life--certainly some of the most intellect...
Monday, August 9, 2010

Two Prototypical Poe Novels

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Poe has appeared (either as a primary or secondary character) is an astonishing number of novels. Unfortunately, nearly all of these novels...
Monday, August 2, 2010

The Facts in the Case of Mrs. Osgood and Mrs. Ellet

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"'The fact is, we have all been a good deal puzzled because the affair is so simple, and yet baffles us altogether.' 'Perha...
Monday, July 26, 2010

Poe and A.B. Heywood

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The most detailed descriptions we have of Poe's three visits to Lowell, Massachusetts in 1848 and 1849 come from a handful of contempora...