Greatest Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Narrative of A. Gordon Pym, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven & All His Works

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, 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 is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre, and a great contributor 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.