About Poe:
¡¡¡¡Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, playwright,editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American RomanticMovement. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poewas one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitorof detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited withcontributing to the emergent science fiction genre.Poe died at the age of40.