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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered 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. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.[1] 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.[2]

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American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

Born 19 January 1809
Died 7 October 1849

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  • Cover of: Histoires Extraordinaires
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    First published in 1841 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: A Subtreasury of American humor
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  • Cover of: Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Ellan Poe
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  • Cover of: The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, with Original Memoir
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    First published in 1840 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition
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    First published in 1903 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of the late Edgar Allan Poe: with notices of his life and genius.

    First published in 1850 — 16 editions
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    First published in 1974 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: The complete works of Edgar Allan Poe

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American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

Born 19 January 1809
Died 7 October 1849

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, short stories, American Horror tales, Horror stories, American literature, Horror tales, Detective and mystery stories, Classic Literature, Juvenile fiction, first-person narrative, short story, Crime, catalepsy, Horror fiction, American fiction, burial vaults, dragons, hermitages, heroic romances, hysteria, knights, maces, psychogenic death, tarns

Places

Toledo, Paris, England, Rome, Eton College, Lofoten, Norway, Oxford, University of Oxford, kingdom by the sea, New York, Hebrides, Libya, Heaven, Valley of the Many-Colored Grass, Massachusetts, United States, New England, Salem Village, Europe, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, India, Owl Creek Bridge

People

Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Father Time, Prince Prospero, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Minister D—, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, C. Auguste Dupin, William Wilson, Jonas Danilssønn Ramus, Berenice, Egaeus, Ernest Valdemar, Annabel Lee, Lenore, Pallas, Demon, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), Ermengarde, Eleonora, Mr. Ellison

Time

Carnival, December, 19th century, 1600s, Antebellum era, 1861-65, 20th century, 1861-1865, 1890, American Civil War, Civil War, 1888, carnival, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1692, 1783-1850, 1783-1865, 17th century, 1800s, 1835-45, 1889, 1894, 1895, 1900s, 1912

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August 30, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
August 28, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
June 12, 2024 Edited by Drini Remove bad fields added from ImportBot bug, see https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary/issues/5629
June 30, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.