To borrow a current idiom, Edgar Allan Poe was a lot. Which means, almost syllogistically, that any biography of him — even ...

To this day, the very name of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-’49) conjures up fear, fascination, and even idolatry, as much for his ...

The Edgar Allan Poe House is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry to the museum costs $8 for adults; children ages 12 and younger may enter for free when joined by an adult.

Yet it was not always so. The roots of modern detective fiction go back over 150 years to a Boston-born master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. And the most shocking true-crime story in Poe's day ...

Two Boston College English professors duke it out in a page-turning rumble. Jane Austen and Edgar Allan Poe may not have much in common biographically, stylistically, or in their chosen subject matter ...

This museum on Main Street is perfect for people with a passing interest in Edgar Allan Poe. More ardent fans of the writer's work might find themselves disappointed at the limited exhibits, however.