Why read Poe-Land?

Book cover of Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe was an oddity: his life, literature, and legacy are all, well, odd. In Poe-Land, J. W. Ocker explores the physical aspects of Poe's legacy across the East Coast and beyond, touring Poe's homes, examining artifacts from his life-locks of his hair, pieces of his coffin, original manuscripts,…

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Maya Corrigan

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This entertaining book about the man who invented the armchair detective is perfect for armchair travelers and for researchers. I pored over it for the 4th mystery in my series, with its cast of Poe fanatics. Poe-Land explores the life and legacy of Poe through the places where he lived and where museums and monuments now honor him. His best-known stories stem from his time in Philadelphia, home of the Poe National Historic Site. The Philadelphia Free Library’s collection of Poe-phernalia (Ocker’s word) includes Charles Dickens’s stuffed pet bird, the raven said to have inspired Poe’s famous poem. Ocker…

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