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  • 'Poe Toaster' fails to show at gravesite

    The man who wasn't there

    'Poe Toaster' fails to show at gravesite for first time in more than 60 years

  • A Tell-Tale Poe

    A Tell-Tale Poe

    Jeffrey Combs stars in the one-man 'Nevermore'

  • Photos: Baltimore honors Poe

    Poe-themed events

    Photos of Poe-themed events in Baltimore, including a mock wake and a funeral procession

VIDEO: POE "VIEWING"

Edgar Allan Poe: A viewing at Poe House

A mock viewing at Poe House

VIDEO: POE FUNERAL

Edgar Allan Poe: A well-attended funeral

Poet gets eulogy he deserved

OBITUARY

Edgar Allan Poe's obituary in The Sun

Text of Poe's obituary in The Sun

MAP: POE SITES

Map: Edgar Allan Poe sites in Baltimore

Get info on Poe sites in Baltimore

THE TOAST

Who knows who started Poe toast?

Who knows who started Poe toast?

TRIVIA QUIZ

Edgar Allan Poe trivia quiz

Do you know Poe?

More Poe coverage

  • Poe descendants reject moving his body from Baltimore

  • Read "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart" and other works

  • Poe kin to have say on city with best claim to legacy

  • On the Web: Westminster Hall

  • Learn about Poe's Baltimore connections

  • On the Web: The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

  • A proper reburial for Edgar Allan Poe

  • On the Web: Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Philadelphia, Pa.

  • The dark art of Edgar Allan Poe

  • On the Web: The Poe Museum in Richmond, Va.

  • Who owns Edgar Allan Poe?

  • On the Web: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in New York

  • Annabel Lee Tavern is whimsical shrine to Poe

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