Books by "Edgar Allan Poe"

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet. Born on January 19, 1809, Edgar was also an editor and a literary critic and was an important figure of the American Romantic movement. He was a fantastic writer of mystery and macabre tales, and one of the early writers of short stories in America. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the first writers to explore writing as a sole profession, thus leading him to face a life without much financial success.

Edgar Poe's parents died when he was still young. After spending his early life in Boston, Massachusetts, he spent some time with John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. However, he parted ways after spending some time with them and following a brief military career.

Edgar Allan Poe first began writing on a very humble note publishing his collection of poems "Tamerlane and Other Poems". After this attempt, he shifted his attention to writing prose, and worked for several literary journals and periodicals. Due to his varied engagements, he was forced to move around between several cities. He chiefly concentrated on Baltimore and New York City.

Some of his most popular works include his poem "The Raven" that became instantly successful. Edgar Allan Poe also started planning work on his proposed literary magazine The Penn, which was later renamed as The Stylus, but this work never took off, since Edgar Alan Poe died soon after, aged only 40.