Morella — A Tale Auto kath’ auto meth’ auton, mono eides aei ou.Itself — alone by itself — eternally one and single. –Plato, Sympos. With a feeling of deep but most singular...
Hear “Ulalume” read aloud. Ulalume — A Ballad The skies they were ashen and sober;The leaves they were crispéd and sere —The leaves they were withering and sere:It was night...
The Fall of the House of Usher Son cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu’on le touche il rèsonne. De Béranger. During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless...
Hear “The Masque of the Red Death” read aloud. The Masque of the Red Death The “Red Death” had long devastated the country. No pestilence had been ever so fatal...
Hear “Annabel Lee” read aloud. Annabel Lee It was many and many a year ago,In a kingdom by the sea,That a maiden there lived whom you may knowBy the name...
The Cask of Amontillado The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. You, who so well know...
Hear “The Tell-Tale Heart” read aloud. The Tell-Tale Heart True! — nervous — very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?...
Hear “The Raven” read aloud. The Raven Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I...
Happy Women’s History Month! Although the Poe Museum celebrates Edgar Allan Poe, there were many women in his life that supported him, inspired him, and helped him find success and...
