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Edgar Allan Poe

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Born
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., 1809

Died
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., 1849

Publications
Stories, poetry, novels, criticism

Genres
Literary, fantasy, horror, adventure, science fiction, crime, mystery

Writing language
English

Place of writing
United States

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Literature

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1839)

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841)

The Raven and Other Poems (1845)

Stories

• "The Man That Was Used Up" (1839)

• "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839)

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841)

• "A Descent into the Maelström" (1841)

• "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1842)

• "The Gold Bug" (1843)

• "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843)

"The Purloined Letter" (1844)

• "The Cask of Amontillado" (1844)

Story Collections

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1839)

Tales (1845)

Poems

• "The Raven" (1845)

• "Annabel Lee" (1849)

• "A Dream Within a Dream" (1849)

American Literature

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1839)

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841)

• "The Raven" (1845)

Crime and Mystery Stories

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841)

• "The Gold Bug" (1843)

"The Purloined Letter" (1844)

Science Fiction Stories

• "The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" (1835)

• "The Man That Was Used Up" (1839)

Fantasy Fiction

• "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839)

• "The Masque of the Red Death" (1843)

First appearance of works in book form

1827

Tamerlane and Other Poems Ten poems

"Tamerlane", "Song", "Dreams", "Visits of the Dead (later known as "Spirits of the Dead")", "Evening Star", "Imitation", "Stanzas", "A Dream", "The Happiest Day", "The Lake""

1829

Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems Eight poems

"To the River—", "To —", "The bowers whereat, in dreams...", "To —", "Should my early life seem...", "Romance", "Fairy-Land", "To Science", "Al Aaraaf""

1831

Poems Eight poems

"To Helen"", "A Paean", "The Sleeper", "The City in the Sea", "The Valley of Unrest", "Israfel"

1838

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Novel

1839

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque Twenty-five stories

"Morella", "Lionizing", "William Wilson", "The Man That Was Used Up—A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Duc de L'Omelette", "MS. Found in a Bottle", "Bon-Bon", "Shadow—A Parable", "The Devil in the Belfry", "Ligeia", "King Pest—A Tale Containing an Allegory", "The Signora Zenobia", "The Scythe of Time", "Epimanes", "Siope", "The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall", "A Tale of Jerusalem", "Von Jung", "Loss of Breath", "Metzengerstein", "Berenice", "Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling", "The Visionary", "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion"

1843

The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe Two stories

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

1845

Tales Twelve stories

"The Gold-Bug", "The Black Cat", "Mesmeric Revelation", "Lionizing", "A Descent into the Maelstrom", "The Colloquy of Monos and Una", "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Mystery of Marie Roget", "The Purloined Letter", "The Man of the Crowd"

The Raven and Other Poems Eighteen poems

incl. "The Raven", "The Valley of Unrest", "Bridal Ballad", "The City in the Sea", "Eulalie", "The Conqueror Worm", "The Haunted Palace"

1848

Eureka: A Prose Poem Essay

1902

Tales of Mystery and Imagination Twelve stories, first collection of many to use this title

1948

The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe Letters

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THE AUTHOR | BIBLIOGRAPHY | VIEWS AND QUOTES