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For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to
pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Mad indeed would I be to expect
it . . . Yet, mad am I not and very surely do I not dream. But
tomorrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul.
Thus the narrator begins to confess to murdering his wife in The
Black Cat, just one of many fascinating creations from short story
master and poet, Edgar Allan Poe.
Exploring themes as
diverse as spirituality, astronomy, science and depravity, Poes
writing is as powerful and arresting today as when he was first published.
Poes 6 years in Philadelphia, 1838-1844, were his most productive.
Not only did Poe edit and provide critical reviews for very successful
magazines, but he also invented the modern detective story. While in Philadelphia,
Poe penned such classics as The Tell-Tale Heart, The
Fall of the House of Usher and poems like The Haunted Palace
and To Helen.
While living in Philadelphia,
Poe went from the high of being a popular lecturer to the despair of learning
that his wife Virginia was ill with tuberculosis. The brief and tragic
life of the author, his times, and literary legacy are interpreted in
the building that once sheltered Poe and his family.
Operating Hours & Seasons
Open Wednesday to
Sunday 9 am to 5 pm, CLOSED MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS.
Closed New Years', Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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| Communities
Surrounding Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site | |
| Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park. | Philadelphia, PA (3 min.
) Pop. 1,517,550 Camden, NJ (4 min.
) Pop. 79,904 Gloucester City, NJ (9 min.
) Pop. 11,484 Oaklyn, NJ (9 min.
) Pop. 4,188 Merchantville, NJ (10 min.
) Pop. 3,801 Fairview, NJ (10 min.
) Pop. 13,255 Audubon, NJ (10 min.
) Westville, NJ (11 min.
) Pop. 4,500
| Collingswood, NJ (11 min.
) Pop. 14,326 Pennsauken, NJ (11 min.
) Pop. 35,737 Mount Ephraim, NJ (11 min.
) Pop. 4,495 Bala Cynwyd, PA (13 min.
) Merion Station, PA (13 min.
) Upper Darby, PA (14 min.
) Pop. 81,821 Darby, PA (15 min.
) Pop. 10,299 Red Bank, NJ (17 min.
) Pop. 11,844
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