The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a national historic site in Philadelphia, PA. This area is protected by the federal government for its historical significance.
A letter by George Washington has sold for $3,218,500 at auction in New York City, setting a world record for a letter by America's first president, according to Christie's. Washington's 1787 letter to nephew Bushrod Washington argues for the ratification of the newly drafted Constitution. The letter had been owned by descendants of Bushrod Washington for more than 100 years, Christie's said. The buyer was not identified. The letter's rarity was the reason it commanded well over its pre-sale... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An 1827 first edition copy of poems by Edgar Allan Poe sold for $662,500 on Friday setting a record for a 19th century book of poetry, said a spokeswoman for Christie's auction house. "Tamerlane and Other Poems," Poe's first book as an author, was sold to an unidentified American collector. Only a dozen copies of the book exist from that first edition, said Jessie Edelman of Christie's. Poe, who readers worldwide know for his lyrical works about the macabre, is believed... Read Full Story
When a teenage Edgar Allan Poe moved to Boston to find work in 1827, he was eager to launch his literary career, re-establish his roots in the city of his birth and distance himself from his foster father in Richmond, Va. The result was his first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems," virtually unnoticed when published but now one of the world's rarest and most sought-after texts. Experts at Christie's auction house say it could sell for a record price for American literature. "This is known as... Read Full Story
An original copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, sold for $662,500 US ($696,750 Cdn) in New York on Friday, smashing the previous record price for American literature....
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The letter was written two years before George Washington became president. A letter written by the first US President, George Washington, has sold at auction for $3.2m (£1.9m). The sale, at Christie's in New Y.... Read Full Story
BOSTON — When a teenage Edgar Allan Poe moved to Boston to find work in 1827, he was eager to launch his literary career, re-establish his roots in the city of his birth and distance himself from his...
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Antiquity experts are eagerly anticipating Friday's auction of an original copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems — a much-sought after text whose sale could set a new record...
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BALTIMORE (Reuters Life!) - American writer Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the macabre who died penniless 160 years ago after a mysterious death, finally got a proper send-off in Baltimore on Sunday. An elaborate funeral service was organized for Poe, whose original funeral was attended by only seven people. The cause of his death remains unknown, although some theories suggest it was alcohol-related. The author of works like "The Raven" and the "The Black Cat" was found in a confused state... Read Full Story
