Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, and literary critic widely regarded as a central figure of American Romanticism and the inventor of the detective fiction genre. His short stories—The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher—pioneered the Gothic horror tradition and explored themes of death, madness, and the macabre. He died mysteriously in Baltimore at age 40, and his life and work continue to fascinate readers worldwide.