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Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, editor and literary critic and is described as the father of the modern detective story. Some of his most famous writings of mystery and the macabre include "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Pit and the Pendulum." "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is widely recognized as the first mystery-detective story. Among his most cited poems are "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven." Born in 1809 in Boston, Poe's parents died when he was young and he was raised by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Va. Poe's publishing career began in 1827 with an anonymous collection of poems, "Tamerlane and Other Poems." On Oct. 7, 1849, Poe d...
Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, editor and literary critic and is described as the father of the modern detective story. Some of his most famous writings of mystery and the macabre include "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Pit and the Pendulum." "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is widely recognized as the first mystery-detective story. Among his most cited poems are "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven." Born in 1809 in Boston, Poe's parents died when he was young and he was raised by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Va. Poe's publishing career began in 1827 with an anonymous collection of poems, "Tamerlane and Other Poems." On Oct. 7, 1849, Poe died at the age of 40 in Baltimore. The cause of his death is undetermined and has been attributed to alcohol, drugs, cholera, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, heart disease, brain congestion and other conditions. The bar in which Poe was last seen drinking still stands in Fells Point in Baltimore. Known today as The Horse You Came In On, local lore insists that a ghost they call "Edgar" haunts the rooms above. The earliest surviving home in which Poe lived is in Baltimore, preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. Since 1949, a mysterious person -- the so-called Poe Toaster -- has visited the writer's grave behind Westminster Hall near the western edge of downtown Baltimore every Jan. 19 (Poe's birthday) and leaves a half-bottle of cognac and three roses.
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Marbella does Edgar Allan Poe: Quoth the Ravens fan, evermore
Sorry, psychics. I saw in The Baltimore Sun this week that you're going to try to contact Edgar Allan Poe from beyond the grave next month. Nice idea, hope it makes some money to save his house. But I beat you to it. I stopped by Westminster Hall this...Tags: Lee Evans, Sterling Moore, Super Bowl, Billy Cundiff, New York Giants
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Psychics to try and summon spirit of Edgar Allan Poe
Mr. Poe, the microphone is yours.
A group of selected mediums and psychics will be spending a March weekend trying to reach Edgar Allan Poe, the literary giant and creator of the modern detective story who has made Baltimore his permanent home since...Tags: Museums, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Museums
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Was Morris Martick the Poe toaster?
Could it be that the mysterious visitor to the Edgar Allan Poe grave through the years ("Poe's birthday party loses a famous guest," Jan. 20) was none other than the late Morris Martick, the Baltimore restaurateur who passed away in December? Think...Tags: Fells Point
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Tradition of the Poe Toaster may be nevermore
Even in a city defiantly proud of its quirks, the Poe Toaster stood out.
Every year for more than half a century, in the early-morning hours of Jan. 19, a mysterious figure would quietly leave three roses and a half-emptied bottle of cognac on the...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Fells Point, Customs and Tradition
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Edgar Allan Poe graveside "toaster" doesn't show -- again. Is tradition over?
Is one of Baltimore's quirkiest traditions -- the Poe toaster -- dead? In the dark of night, on Jan. 19, the author's birthday, a mysterious, anonymous toaster had for years left cognac and roses at his grave outside Westminster Hall. Now that the...Tags: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum
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Ravens bar of the week: Horse You Came In On Saloon
To watch the Ravens and be surrounded by some history, go to the Horse You Came In On Saloon.
The Fells Point bar is said to be among the oldest in the city, dating to 1775. According to its website, the owners even claim to be the "oldest continually...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Music, Television, Television, Music
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HDNet's 'Drinking Made Easy' bar crawls through Baltimore
When Zane Lamprey travels, his version of sightseeing involves barhopping and trying out the local specialties in beer and cocktails.
Lamprey is the host of "Drinking Made Easy," a travel show on HDNet that does for bar crawls what Anthony Bourdain's "No...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (tv program), American Visionary Art Museum, Restaurants, Trips and Vacations
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Wallace Coberg, filmmaker
Wallace "Wally" Henry Coberg, a theatrical designer and filmmaker who was at work on a new Edgar Allan Poe documentary, died of an apparent heart attack Nov. 18 at his Bolton Hill home. He was 63.
Born in New York City, he lived in Edison, N.J., and...Tags: Peter Pan (movie), Radio, Colleges and Universities, Amusement and Theme Parks, Aladdin (movie)
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Baltimore's true identity: black history
A new vision for our city in the 21st century is sorely lacking from the discourse in the Baltimore City mayor's race.
Sure, lowering property taxes is a good idea, but it is not a game changer — even if it could be done without slashing city...Tags: Billie Holiday, Colonial Williamsburg, Frederick Douglass, Public Officials, Regional Authority
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Poe House benefit concert set for Washington
A quartet of Washington-area bands is planning an Oct. 7 concert to benefit Baltimore's beleaguered Poe House.
The concert, set for the 162nd anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's death, will feature the bands Lenorable, Nunchucks, Dance for the Dying and...Tags: National Football League, Football
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The Gold Bug, Annabel Lee Tavern
Fall — finally! I, for one, am in desperate need of a crisp, warm, comforting cocktail to ring in the cooler weather.
Think spicy, rich flavors, lush, dark cognacs, seasonal apple and pumpkin accents, a touch of mystery. If you're craving a good...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Highlandtown, Butter, Lemons, Dining and Drinking
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Halloween gathering at Westminster Hall raises spirit of Poe, and some cash
A gal with a meat cleaver embedded in her head. A living skeleton. Lots of witches, with pointy hats and long noses. And plenty of guys dressed like your host for the evening, the estimable author and, though dead for 162 years, favorite son of old...Tags: Dundalk, Tourism and Leisure, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Halloween, Holidays
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