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<\/a>Poe (1809 \u2013 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, he was an early practitioner 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. Poe was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone.<\/p>\nBorn in Boston, Poe was orphaned at a young age when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. He was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia, and he attended the University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money. After enlisting in the Army and later failing as an officer’s cadet at West Point, Poe parted ways with the Allans. His publishing career began humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems<\/em> (1827), credited only to “a Bostonian.”<\/p>\n Poe married his 13-year old cousin, Virginia Clemm, and her early death may have inspired some of his writing.<\/p>\n As usual, each book listed here has gone FREE within the past 24 hours, except for the Bargain books in the yellow section below. Warning: Kindle book promotions can end without notice, so before downloading click the link \u201cSee Kindle price at Amazon\u201d to verify that the book is still free. (Prices and availability may differ outside USA.)<\/p>\n Poetry & Fiction > Classics > Anthologies & CollectionsEdgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems (Illustrated)<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Edgar Allan Poe, Gustave Dor\u00e9, Harry Clarke, Edmund Dulac
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