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 ...

The Poe children were dispersed, and Edgar went to live with her mother’s friend, Mrs. John Allan in Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Allan, with no children of her own, lavished attention on him; her ...

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 ...

So, it was quite easy to assemble 75 Edgar Allan Poe quotes to demonstrate his thoughts about life. I remember reading Poe’s short story, The Tell-Tale Heart, in high school.

Shortly before Edgar Allan Poe died Oct. 7, 1849, a Baltimore Sun typesetter reportedly found him in a Baltimore tavern, filthy and delirious. Friends took him to a nearby hospital where, days late… ...

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.

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