Edgar Allan Poe to be honored Apr 28, 2009
But the author of The Raven and The Fall of the House of Usher had an often bitter relationship with his hometown. He sometimes lied about his birthplace and voiced his distaste for its literary elite. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
'We make our own ghosts here' Sep 12, 2007
The narrative draws from not just the title story - about a prince and his followers who withdraw to his castle to escape a plague - but several of Poe's most famous tales, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado. "This is a departure in that we don't have a single narrative - it is more like dipping into a book of short stories," says Barrett. (Guardian Unlimited)
Solved: The mystery of the 'Poe toaster' Aug 17, 2007
Poe wrote such horror classics as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Masque of the Red Death and The Raven. In about 1977, Mr. Jerome began inviting a handful of people each year to a vigil for the mysterious stranger. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
