It is nearly fifty years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe ... the disfavor with which Poe is regarded is due to Dr. Griswold's biography; for of all men Poe had best reason to pray that he ...

I n the annals of American literary culture, few have left as bold a mark as Edgar Allan Poe. In 1841, with the locked-room mystery “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” Poe invent ...

Edgar Allan Poe was ... he wrote lyrical poems, mystery novels, cosmology, and the best criticism of his time. He tried to be great in every genre he worked in.” Kopley’s book offers new perspectives ...

Edgar Allan Poe does not suffer from a shortage of biographers ... In this case: “Unique to this volume is engagement with the revealing correspondence of the stepdaughter of Poe’s best friend to her ...