If you read this newsletter on the regular, you’ll know I’m working on an article about classic scary short stories. Easily my favorite author to explore has been the one and only Edgar Allan Poe. You know his name, you know the cultural references to his most famous works (the NFL’s Ravens are in fact named after the poem); you probably don’t know much about the man himself, and it’s quite possible you haven’t actually read the original pieces from which all those cultural references emerged. I was in that boat just a few weeks ago.
What I’m Reading (No. 92): an ode to Poe
What I’m Reading (No. 92): an ode to Poe
What I’m Reading (No. 92): an ode to Poe
If you read this newsletter on the regular, you’ll know I’m working on an article about classic scary short stories. Easily my favorite author to explore has been the one and only Edgar Allan Poe. You know his name, you know the cultural references to his most famous works (the NFL’s Ravens are in fact named after the poem); you probably don’t know much about the man himself, and it’s quite possible you haven’t actually read the original pieces from which all those cultural references emerged. I was in that boat just a few weeks ago.