Edgar Allan Poe
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born
January 19, 1809
died
October 07, 1849
gender
male
place of birth
Boston, Massachusetts, The United States
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genre
Horror, Literature & Fiction, Poetry
about this author
Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short-story writer, editor, and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and invented the detective-fiction genre. He is credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
He was born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe, whose parents died when he was young, was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia but was never formally adopted by them. After spending a...more
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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 4.33 — 7,299 ratings — published 1938 63 editions |
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 3.98 — 7,549 ratings — published 1843 24 editions |
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 4.00 — 2,992 ratings — published 1846 9 editions |
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 4.00 — 2,543 ratings — published 1960 41 editions |
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The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories (Penguin 60s) by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 4.03 — 2,420 ratings — published 1975 9 editions |
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The Raven And Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 4.17 — 2,234 ratings — published 1972 18 editions |
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The Masque of The Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 4.00 — 1,447 ratings — published 1842 13 editions |
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The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 4.00 — 954 ratings — published 1845 14 editions |
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The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 3.89 — 885 ratings — published 1962 21 editions |
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales by Edgar Allan Poe avg rating 3.93 — 784 ratings — published 1841 41 editions |
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"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."
— Edgar Allan Poe
— Edgar Allan Poe
"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."
— Edgar Allan Poe
— Edgar Allan Poe
"We loved with a love that was more than love."
— Edgar Allan Poe
— Edgar Allan Poe
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