Edgar Allan Poe
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How Edgar Allan Poe Became Our Era's Premier Storyteller
Fans of the mystery writer have no shortage of ways to pay homage to the scribe behind "The Raven" and so much more
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Take a Trip Through Edgar Allan Poe's America
From his birth in Boston to his death in Baltimore, check out places that were important to America's favorite macabre author
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Without Edgar Allan Poe, We Wouldn't Have Sherlock Holmes
C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's main character, was the first genius detective
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Who Was the Poe Toaster? We Still Have No Idea
In Baltimore, they’re keeping the tradition of visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s grave for his birthday—but without the mystery
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This Grave Atlas Shows Where to Find the Distinguished Deceased
We know where the bodies are buried ... take a virtual tour of world cemeteries that host famous artists and rogues
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The (Still) Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Was the famous author killed from a beating? From carbon monoxide poisoning? From alcohol withdrawal? Here are the top nine theories
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Edgar Allan Poe, Interior Design Critic
What scared the author of 'The Pit and the Pendulum'? Bad design.
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When Edgar Allan Poe Needed to Get Away, He Went to the Bronx
The author of 'The Raven' immortalized his small New York cottage in a lesser-known short story
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Edgar Allan Poe Tried and Failed to Crack the Mysterious Murder Case of Mary Rogers
After a teenage beauty turned up dead in the Hudson River, not even the godfather of detective fiction could figure out who done it
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Forget Edgar Allan Poe? Nevermore!
Cities up and down the East Coast claim author Edgar Allan Poe as their own and and celebrate his 200th birthday
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