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Edgar Allan Poe

55 standalone books

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for tales of mystery and the macabre, he was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre, also credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.

Born
1809

Books by Edgar Allan Poe

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