Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is one of America's most beloved writers, most known for his short stories of mystery and horror. He was also an accomplished poet and tough literary critic. Much like the drama and fiction, Poe's life was full of hardships. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by a foster family. As a young man, he developed problems with gambling, debts, and alcohol, and was even dismissed from the army. His love life was marked by...

From the immortal word of the raven to the mournful tomb of Annabel Lee, Poe's work abounds with eerie thoughts and strange sensations Read on, and you will enter the heart of your deepest fears. . .

A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool.

A collection of over one hundred poems, and their variants, by Edgar Allan Poe.

Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on five poems by nineteenth century writer Edgar Allan Poe and includes biographical and bibliographical information.

Collection of Edgar Allan Poe's writings that includes his most well known works as well as less familiar stories, poems, and essays.

Presents a selection of Poe's tales and poems with in-depth marginal notes elucidating his sources, obscure words and passages, and literary, biographical, and historical allusions.