Guide Note

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author who was associated with the Romantic Movement in American literature. He mainly published poetry and short stories. He is considered an early contributor to the science fiction¹ and detective fiction novels.²

Fast Facts

Born: January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts
Literary genre: Lyric poetry, novels and short fiction
Considered an early contributor to the science fiction genre¹
The Murders at the Rue Morgue is considered the world's first piece of detective fiction²
Died: October 7, 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland
Cause of death uncertain
Popularly-speculated causes: Rabies³, alcoholism, deliberate suicide

Moonlighting Cryptographer

In addition to literature, Poe was active in the field of cryptography, the study and practice of hiding information within codes. At his request, readers sent cryptograms to Poe and he would publish the solutions. In all, Poe published more than 100 solutions.⁴ Two puzzles sent in by a Mr. W. B. Tyler were left unsolved until nearly 150 years later. Gil Broza officially solved them on October 13, 2000. never solved, and continue to be a source of mystery today.⁵

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Edgar Allan Poe

The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Edgar Allan Poe
Official Site: E.A. Poe Museum
Official Site: Poe Society of Baltimore
MPT: Knowing Poe
Webliography: Edgar Allan Poe
Fan Site: The House of Usher
Short Stories, Tales and Poems: Poestories.com

Free Edgar Allan Poe Works Online

Project Gutenberg: Poe, Edgar Allan
The Online Books Page: Edgar Allan Poe
University of Adelaide Library: Poe, Edgar Allan
The Online Literature Library: Edgar Allan Poe

Audio

LibriVox: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
Salon.com Audio: Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
Aruffo.com: Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
Celebrating Christopher Walken: Christopher Walken Reciting Poe's "The Raven"

Edgar Allan Poe Study Guides and Literary Criticism

Web English Teacher: Edgar Allan Poe Lesson Plans
CLiffsNotes: Poe's Short Stories: Book Summary and Study Guide
Cummings Study Guids: "The Raven"
eNotes: Edgar Allan Poe: An Introduction Biography
alangullette.com: "Poe & Lovecraft" (1973)
Bartleby.com: Vol. 16. Early National Literature, Part II
The E. A. Poe Society of Baltimore: The Literary Criticism of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe Biographies and Profiles

Wikipedia: Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven Society: Edgar Allan Poe at the University
The E. A. Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Problematic Biography
alangullette.com: Biography: In the Valley of the Shadow
Veropedia: Bibliography of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe Quotations

Wikiqoute: Edgar Allan Poe
BrainyQuote: Edgar Allan Poe
Thinkexist.com: Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
Quote Cache: Edgar Allan Poe Quotes

Edgar Allan Poe News and Articles

Google News: Edgar Allan Poe
University of Maryland Medical Center: "Edgar Allan Poe Mystery" (1996)
USA Today: "Edgar Allan Poe fan takes credit for graveyard legend" (2007)
Guide Live: "92-year-old claims Edgar Allan Poe grave mystery was his hoax" (2007)

Edgar Allan Poe Photos

PoetsGraves: Poe
Google Image Search: Edgar Allan Poe
Yahoo! Image Search: Edgar Allan Poe
Poe Stories: Edgar Allan Poe Gallery

Edgar Allan Poe Videos

YouTube & Google Video: Edgar Allan Poe Search
YouTube: Edgar Allan Poe & Vincent Price: "The Tell-Tale Heart" I (Time 04:25)
YouTube: Edgar Allan Poe & Vincent Price: "The Tell-Tale Heart" II (Time 09:49)
YouTube: "The Raven" Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (Time 05:31)
YouTube: Animation-Edgar Allan Poe reads "Annabel Lee" (Time 02:22)
YouTube: Edgar Allan Poe, "Ever With Thee" (Time 02:24)

Edgar Allan Poe Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards

Fan Site: Qrisse's Edgar Allan Poe Pages
Fan Site: Precisely Poe
Don Burleson blog: Was Edgar Allan Poe Psychic?
A Selection of Poetry-The Blog: Poe, Edgar Allan
Fanlisting: Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe Books and Merchandise

Amazon.com: Edgar Allan Poe Merchandise
eBay: Edgar Allan Poe Merchandise
CafePress: Edgar Allan Poe T-Shirts and Gifts
The Poe Museum: Online Store

Edgar Allan Poe Timeline

January 19, 1809: Born in Boston, Massachusetts
1811: adopted by John and Frances Allan
1826: enters University of Virginia
1827: enlists in United States Army as Edgar A. Perry | publishes Tamerlane and Other Poems
1829: Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems
1830: enters United States Military Academy at West Point
1831: Poems
1835: becomes editor of The Southern Literary Messenger
1836: secretly marries his 13 year old cousin Virginia Clemm
1838: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
1839: The Conchologist's First Book | becomes editor of Gentleman's Magazine
1840: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
1841: becomes editor for Graham's Magazine | Murders in the Rue Morgue
1843: Prose Romances
1845: "The Raven"
October 7, 1849: Dies

Notable Edgar Allan Poe Films

IMDb: Edgar Allan Poe Filmography
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
1913: The Pit and Pendulum
1914: The Murders in Rue Morgue
1934: The Black Cat
1949: The Fall of the House of Usher
1960: The Tell-Tale Heart
1964: The Masque of the Red Death
1981: Ligeia
1990: Buried Alive
2001: The Fear
2002: Usher
2004: The Tell-Tale Heart
2007: Masters of Horror-The Black Cat

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