University of North Carolina
Unc: Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 1849 Tales
Download Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales," which was published in 1845, four years prior to his death. Read popular short stories such as, "The Black Hat," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Purloined Letter." Also, read biographical...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
In this short story, a wealthy prince holds a party for his powerful friends within the safety of his home, as a disease rips the rest of the country apart. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Edgar Allan Poe
This site focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's life and his short stories. It includes a link to a Poe biography and links to the full text of 53 of his short stories including the following: "The Black Cat," "The Tale Tell Heart," "The Fall of...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Edgar Allan Poe
This biography features Edgar Allan Poe who introduced the genre of horror and mystery to literature in the nineteenth century with stories such as "The Raven."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Short Stories: "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
This lesson focuses on the short story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. It includes links to a Discovery Education video about Edgar Allan Poe (Registration Required), a PoeDecoder page for "The Cask of Amontillado," a...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Bon Bon" by Edgar Allan Poe
This is the text of the short story Bon-Bon by Edgar Allan Poe, the story of Pierre Bon-Bon, a chef and philosopher who was visited by the devil.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: American Romanticism: Edgar Allan Poe
This lesson focuses on Edgar Allan Poe and his short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." It features links to the Discovery Education Video: "Profile of the Author: Edgar Allan Poe" (Registration required), a Poe biography, the text...
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore has created one of the more thorough websites on Poe. It presents many essays on his life and various aspects of his works, as well as the texts of most of Poe's writings, including his poetry,...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: First Project Gutenberg Collection of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Three Edgar Allan Poe selections: "The Raven," "The Masque of the Red Death," and "The Cask of Amontillado," formatted for online reading.
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Tales
An introductory discussion of the publishing history of Poe's short stories, along with links to numerous text versions of the stories themselves, such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," which can be read online.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
A learning module that begins with "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Berenice" by Edgar Allan Poe
This is the text of the short story "Berenice" by Edgar Allan Poe, a tale of horror.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe
This is the text of the short story "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, a tale of horror.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Book: "The Angel of the Odd" by Edgar Allan Poe
This site features the full text of the short story "The Angel of the Odd" by Edgar Allan Poe.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Book: "The Assignation" by Edgar Allan Poe
This site features the full text of the short story "The Assignation" by Edgar Allan Poe.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Descent Into the Maelstrom by Edgar Allan Poe
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1841, one publication is "A Descent into the Maelstrom." This short story was written by Edgar Allan Poe.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Refresher on Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe, an American icon, is celebrated for his life and work. This lesson will delve deeper into his early life, his macabre short stories, his poem "The Raven," and his mysterious death in Baltimore in 1849. [3:49]
Library of Congress
Loc: Edgar Allen Poe Was Born Jan. 1809
A brief biography of Edgar Allen Poe's fascinating life is presented on this site from the Library of Congress. Illustrations and portraits enrich the four pages of information on this American author.
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Tales: The Masque of the Red Death
Read Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death" from one of the published versions of the tale available from this scholarly archive.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Short Stories: Instruction Page 2: Short Stories
This lesson focues on plot, irony, and suspense as seen in short stories by Richard Connell and Edgar Allan Poe. It defines each term and provides examples.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: How to Write a Blackwood Article by Edgar Allan Poe
Classic Reader provides numerous classic written pieces from famous authors. One work is "How to Write a Blackwood Article," a work written by the author, Edgar Allen Poe.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Hop Frog by Edgar Allan Poe
This resource includes the full text of a classic short story by Edgar Allan Poe, "Hop-Frog." This story is part of the classic literature collection from Classic Reader.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "William Wilson" by Edgar Allan Poe
An unnamed narrator tells his story of his sudden and complete turn to evil in this short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Read the full text of "William Wilson" on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "X Ing a Paragrab" by Edgar Allan Poe
Read the comical story "X-ing a Paragrab" by Edgar Allan Poe about a main character named "Mr. Touch and go Bullet Head".