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The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of science fiction, edgar allan poe 180949 made his living as americas first great literary critic. Poes story the cask of amontillado displays the use of the stylistic element verbal irony. Reading the complete stories and poems will be a hell of a timeconsuming project, but as i can feel honored to call edgar allan poe one of my favorite authors, the only option to give his writing abilities justice is to read his stories and poems in their entirety. Make offer the complete poetical works of edgar allan poe 1907 antique book rare a. Edgar allan poe books first editions peter harrington rare book. Books by poe collecting threads in the work of edgar. The raven is a narrative poem by american writer edgar allan poe. Edgar allan poe was born in boston in 1809, the son of itinerant actors who left him an orphan in 1811. A small collection of poems by american poet edgar allen poe 18091849 is notable for a number of reasons.
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