Once upon a gray day dreary, the writer staggered, weak and weary. He collapsed on a Baltimore sidewalk, never to fully regain consciousness. Four days later, on Oct. 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died … ...

Mr. Kopley intends this biography to be “accessible to all.” Alas, while “Edgar Allan Poe” will no doubt assist those in academia, the armchair Poe enthusiast is likely to find it tough going.

To borrow a current idiom, Edgar Allan Poe was a lot. Which means, almost syllogistically, that any biography of him — even one as thoughtful and compassionate as Richard Kopley’s “Edgar ...

If you're watching the Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix, now is the time to dive into Poe's dark romantic work.

When a teenage Edgar Allan Poe moved to Boston to find work in 1827, ... Poe's name doesn't even grace the cover of the 40-page book, which is credited to "a Bostonian." ...

The mystery of how Edgar Allan Poe died has obsessed scholars for almost two centuries, and it is addressed faithfully in “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe” by ...

Edgar Allan Poe has maintained a hold on the American imagination since he first penned a series of mystery and horror stories in the mid-19th century, along with some equally haunting poems.

Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe: January is the birth month of Edgar Allan Poe, who lived from January 19, 1809 to October 7, 1849, dying at the age of forty under somewhat mysterious circumstances.

Mark Dawidziak’s new book, “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe,” looks at Poe, considered to be one of the early progenitors of the mystery and horror genres.

Mr. Kopley intends this biography to be “accessible to all.” Alas, while “Edgar Allan Poe” will no doubt assist those in academia, the armchair Poe enthusiast is likely to find it tough going.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This collection is a great start, as it compiles some of Poe's greatest short stories and poems ...