Edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809. Poe was a poet, author, and literary critic. He is one of the leading authors of the Romantic period. His tales of the macabre have delighted and scared readers. He is considered the founder of the detective/fiction genre and contributed to the popularity of science fiction. This collection contains Memoir, Poems of Later Life, Poems of Manhood, Scenes from Politian, Poems of Youth, Doubtful Poems, and Prose Poems. There are also three essays: The Poetic Principle, The Philosophy of Composition, and Old English Poetry.