I spend a great deal of time both in Richmond and in Baltimore, so it is natural that I have an affinity for Edgar Allan Poe. One of the world's greatest writers, Poe's works cross a variety of genres and styles.
Richmond sports an Edgar Allan Poe museum, and it is worth a visit. There is even an annual Young Writer's Conference held there.
I made an audio recording of "Edgar Allan Poe: An Appreciation", by W. H. R. While the language used in the appreciation's writing is somewhat stilted due to its age, it does serve as a brief introduction to Poe and some of his works.
Listen to Edgar Allan Poe: An Appreciation (.MP3, 14.7MB).
I've issued this recording under the Creative Commons License. While you can click the link below to investigate the details, basically you can listen to it and copy it as you like - you just can't use it commercially or derive works from it.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 License.
