Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (born 1809)

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer and critic (1809–1849)

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the…