The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar A
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Edgar Allan Poe (18091849) is one of Americas greatest and best-loved writers. Known as the father of the detective story Poe is perhaps most famous for his short storiesparticularly his shrewd mysteries and chilling often grotesque tales of horrorhe was also an extremely accomplished poet and a tough literary critic.Poes life was not far removed from the drama of his fiction. Orphaned at a young age he was raised by a foster family. As a young man he developed problems with gambling debts and alcohol and was even dismissed from the army. His love life was marked by tragedy and heartbreak. Despite these difficulties Poe produced many works now considered essential to the American literary canon.