Examines the life and work of American writer, Edgar Allan Poe.

Gruesome crime: Rreal-life mystery story -- Acting out his part: Tuberculosis -- Cadet Poe: United States Military Academy -- Sea story: The ex. Ex. -- Mysterious end: Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Chronology -- Timeline in history -- Chapter notes -- Glossary -- For further reading -- For young adults -- Works consulted -- On the internet -- Index.