The World of Edgar Allan Poe

The truth was stranger than his fiction

Monday, May 9, 2011

Quote(s) of the Day

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"'The Legend of Edgar Allan Poe' would not be an inappropriate title for his biography. The most striking of the few things tha...
Monday, May 2, 2011

My Interview With Edgar

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"The mysteries of his [Poe's] life were never revealed to anyone, but his intimates well understood that to mystify his hearer was...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Video Poe

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Here are several of the better tributes to Poe found on the wild, wild world of You Tube. (This is the first time I've tried to embed vi...
Monday, April 25, 2011

The Philosophy of Keywords; Or, What Hath Google Wrought?

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Allow me to present a few of the recent search terms that have led people to my doorstep: sarah helen whitman is alive sarah helen power whi...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

A Literary Anniversary

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As you may already know, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" was published on this date in 1841, an event that is generally heralded a...
Monday, April 18, 2011

Marginalia

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Our favorite Raven was, of course, born simply as "Edgar Poe," acquiring his middle name after he became the foster-child of John ...
Monday, April 11, 2011

On the Dangers of Corresponding With Mrs. Ellet

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"What chance--what one event brought this evil thing to pass, bear with me while I relate." -"William Wilson" It is well...
Monday, April 4, 2011

The Name of Annabel Lee (Part Two)

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4. Frances Sargent Locke Osgood In Osgood's case, it has not been suggested that she herself was the inspiration for "Annabel Lee,...
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