The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Named...
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The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans...
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Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his...
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American poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe has had significant influence in television and film. Many are adaptations of Poe's work, others...
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to...
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Edgar Allan Poe has appeared in popular culture as a character in books, comics, film, and other media. Besides his works, the legend of Poe himself has...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946. Only debut novels written by authors with United States citizenship are eligible...
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C. Auguste Dupin (category Edgar Allan Poe)
by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin made his first appearance in Poe's 1841 short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", widely considered the first detective fiction...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel was established in 1954. Only hardcover novels written by a published American author are eligible. Paperback...
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The Pale Blue Eye (category Cultural depictions of Edgar Allan Poe)
series of murders at the United States Military Academy with the aid of Edgar Allan Poe, a young military cadet. The Pale Blue Eye was released in select...
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The Purloined Letter (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin...
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The Raven (2012 film) (category Cultural depictions of Edgar Allan Poe)
Set in 1849, it is a fictionalized account detailing the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet and author helps the police pursue a serial...
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The Oblong Box (short story) (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
"The Oblong Box" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844, about a sea voyage and a mysterious box. The story opens...
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created by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin made his first appearance in Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841), widely considered the first detective fiction...
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The following is a list of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture, one of the Edgar Awards awarded to authors and others by the Mystery Writers...
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Eureka: A Prose Poem (redirect from Eureka (Edgar Allan Poe))
Eureka (1848) is a lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) which he subtitled "A Prose Poem", though it has also been...
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The Pale Blue Eye (novel) (category Cultural depictions of Edgar Allan Poe)
at West Point in 1830, where the young Edgar Allan Poe was a cadet. The novel was nominated for both an Edgar and a Dagger. It was adapted into a film...
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Edogawa Ranpo (category Edgar Allan Poe)
pseudonym sounds much like the name of the American pioneer of detective fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, whom he admired). The story appeared in the magazine Shin...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story, established in 1951, is an annual American literary award, presented alongside other Edgar Awards. The...
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The Mystery of Marie Rogêt (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue", is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details...
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Thou Art the Man (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
Art the Man!", is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844. It is an early experiment in detective fiction, like Poe's "The Murders in...
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The Man of the Crowd (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
"The Man of the Crowd" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe about a nameless narrator following a man through a crowded London. It was...
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William Wilson (short story) (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
"William Wilson" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in The Gift, with a setting inspired by Poe's formative...
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The Tell-Tale Heart (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. It is told by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, established in 1948, is presented to nonfiction hardcover, paperback, or electronic books about mystery...
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Maelzel's Chess Player (redirect from Maelzel's Chess Player (Edgar Allan Poe))
"Maelzel's Chess Player" (1836) is an essay by Edgar Allan Poe exposing a fraudulent automaton chess player called The Turk, which had become famous in...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series was established in 1952. The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series winners are...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback or eBook Original was established in 1970. The award honors the best mystery book that is initially printed...
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The Fall of the House of Usher (category Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)
"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, then included...
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Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines, its one sequel Allan Quatermain (1887), twelve prequel novels...
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