Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was born in Boston, and orphaned at the age of two and adopted by a wealthy family. Poe was forced to make his own way, however, after causing a breach with his family during his later school years. He supported himself as a literary editor and a writer, producing Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840) and The Raven and Other Poems (1845). Poe is best known for his stories of horror and of crime and detection. A great influence on the French symbolist poets and unique among the American writers of his day, Poe was, after his death, the subject of a malicious biography, which strove to link his life with his brilliantly grotesque literary creations.

Major works by Poe

Poe and the Web

Here’s a Poe Webliography with more links than you'll probably believe. It’s a very good place to start your research.

This page from Project Gutenberg has numerous links to Poe's work in etext.

This is the homepage of the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Philadelphia. It has a photo and lots of links.