As part of the Penguin blog the classics challenge the book sent was Selected Tales by Edgar Allan Poe and the deadline to read it and revi...

Well the Poe finally comes to an end and despite the dark, supernatural and often gruesome content it has been an enjoyable ride. What makes...

The Poe is almost at an end an although it is dark stuff it is interesting because it is so clearly written by someone with an enquiring min...

The reappearance of Dupin is welcome but lets face it after the Murder in the Rue Morgue the detective adventures are best left to Conan Do...

Poe uses a device whereby the story is being told by someone who is confessing of a crime. It is used in the Tell-Tale Heart and again here...

Back from Dublin and tired from a full day being talked to about Cisco’s plans for the future so although I started Slaughterhouse 5 on the ...

I am in Dublin right now with work so everything is going to be slightly delayed. Sadly work is intense so there won;t be a chance to see an...

By now with not quite 200 pages of the book got through you get the feel of Poe, an inventive and dark writer, really must have had fun push...

Well these things happen but I headed off for work leaving Mr Pye on the dining table so all there is to blog about today is the Poe which ...

Sorry for the lateness with this post but on the magazine Thursday is press day so it is all hands on deck and I ended up writing a couple o...

Reading a bunch of stories from someone as well known as Poe is a bit like putting a Greatest Hits collection on your iPod. The temptation i...

There is a writing style that makes it sometimes difficult to follow the stories but now and again there are a few pages of clarity that giv...

One of the things I signed up for before heading off on holiday was to take part in the blogging book reviews that Penguin is running on its...