Edgar Allan Poe was born on this date (January 19) in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts.
I doubt anyone reading this blog intentionally, as opposed to stumbling across it, needs an explanation of who he was and the influence he still has. He casts one of the longest shadows over the field of dark literature.
I’ll read something by him in a little while. I haven’t decided what yet. But I thought I would ask, what’s your favorite story by Edgar Allan Poe? Or poem for that matter?
Maybe I’ll read my favorite Poe tale tonight – The Man of the Crowd
I’ve not read that one. I’ll try to work it in.
I started with “The Cask of Amantillado”, my favorite at the moment. I read part of “Some Words With a Mummy” but quit when I started nodding off. I’ll try to finish it today.
“The Fall of the House of Usher” followed by “The Pit and the Pendulum”.
I would agree with that order.
Here’s my little tribute to Poe:
https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2018/1/20/two-classics-for-poes-birthday
…and my shout-out to Merritt on HIS b-day:
https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2018/1/20/a-merritt-lord-of-fantasy
REH and Moore are just around the corner. Looking forward to your posts on them, Keith!
Thanks for the links, Deuce. (Crap! I missed Merritt.)
There will be posts on both Howard and Moore.