Edgar Allan Poe (jan 1, 1838 – oct 7, 1849)

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American writer, poet, author, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States, and of American literature. One of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story, and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction.

Works:
"A Tell-Tale Heart"
"The Purloined Letter" - C. Auguste Dupin
"The Black Cat"
"The Cask of Amontillado"
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
"The Gold-Bug"
"The Imp of the Perverse"
"The Masque of the Red Death"
"The Raven"
"Annabel Lee"

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