The Essay - Loving the Raven
To tie in with the bicentenary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe in 2009, a series in which enthusiasts explore the enduring legacy and cult status of the enigmatic and controversial American writer
The Essay - Loving the Raven - An Inquiry Will Amuse Us - Poe and the Invention of Crime Fiction
Mark Lawson looks at The Murders in the Rue Morgue, celebrating Poe's pioneering spirit and revealing this classic tale's influence on contemporary crime fiction.
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The Essay - Loving the Raven - The Raven in Love
Chocolat author Joanne Harris discusses the women in Poe's life and the influence they had on his stories, arguing that he was a feminist at heart.
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The Essay - Loving the Raven - The Regency Parrot
Andrew Taylor investigates Edgar Allan Poe's childhood in England and the inspiration behind Taylor's own bestselling novel The American Boy.
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The Essay - Loving the Raven - Thou Hast Murdered Thyself
Kim Newman on Poe, the man and his alter-ego, looking at one of his lesser known stories, William Wilson. He believes this best explains the terrors that fired Poe's imagination.
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The Essay - Loving the Raven - Through the Door, Beyond the Mirror
Louise Welsh journeys through the many rooms and grounds of 'the melancholy House of Usher', exposing and dissecting Edgar Allan Poe's gothic heart.
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