Edgar Allan Poe Watch

,A reproduction of the legendary Genius, Edgar Allen Poe by: Lisa Anne Ashley .To Read Poe Is A Ghostly Adventure into the world of Poe ,he will scare you and delight you with his amazing works! One of my favourite authors.Edgar Allan Poe (/poʊ/; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 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.[1] 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.Born in Boston,Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialised fields, such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television.