Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe 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 in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. He is also generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.Includes:Comment On The Poem. (The Raven)The RavenThe Tell-Tale HeartBereniceEleonoraThe Premature BurialThe Domain Of ArnheimLandors CottageWilliam WilsonThe Black CatThe Purloined LetterThe Thousand-And-Second Tale Of ScheherazadeA Descent Into The Maelstrom.Von Kempelen And His DiscoveryMesmeric RevelationThe Facts In The Case Of M. ValdemarThe Fall Of The House Of UsherSilenceA FableThe Masque Of TheRed DeathThe Cask Of Amontillado.The Imp Of The PerverseThe Island Of The FayThe AssignationThe Pit And The PendulumThe Murders In The Rue MorgueThe Mystery Of Marie Roget.The Balloon-HoaxMs. Found In A BottleThe Oval Portrait