The Big Read: Edgar Allan Poe

Interested in learning more about this year's featured author Edgar Allan Poe?  The Edgar Allan Poe Museum, located in Virginia, has an excellent short biography of the author available to the public.  You can also read several of his works, including:

• The Raven, published 1845
• The Masque of the Red Death, published 1842
• The Cask of Amontillado, published 1847
• The Tell-Tale Heart, published 1843
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue, published 1841
• The Fall of the House of Usher, published 1839

The US National Park Service operates the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, and they also have information regarding the author and his works available on their website.