Edgar Allan Poe
Friendless, but not unhappy
A retired librarian reflects on a childhood runaway adventure and a devastating romantic betrayal as he begins to forge new bonds in later life
A horror show that appeals to the intellect but not the gut: The Tell-Tale Heart reviewed
The Tell-Tale Heart is based on a teeny-weeny short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The full text appears in the…
Bare and authentic or full and fake? The dilemma of preserving writers' houses
Every year, tens of thousands of visitors flock to the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut, in order to see…
