Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. In this book: The murders in the Rue Morgue The black cat The fall of the house of Usher Berenice The Tell-Tale Heart William Wilson The Cask of Amontillado The facts in the case of M. Valdemar The premature burial The oval portrait MS. Found in a bottle The Purloined Letter The pit and the pendulum Ligeia Morella The masque of the red death *Plus the poem The Raven.