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Edgar Poe
Bol jedným z troch detí páru kočovných hercov Elizabeth a Davida Poeových. Jeho otec mal alkoholické sklony a opustil matku ešte pred Edgarovým narodením.

Matka zomrela v roku 1811 ako 24 ročná na tuberkulózu a zanechala po sebe tri siroty: malého Edgara, jeho mentálne postihnutú sestru Rosalie a brata Williama, ktorý rovnako ako otec, mal alkoholické sklony a predčasne zomrel.

Ako trojročná sirota bol Edgar zverený do útulku v Richmonde, kde sa ho po relatívne krátkej dobe ujala rodina Allanovcov, veľkoobchodníkov s tabakom; odtiaľ plynie Poeove prostredné meno Allan. Rodina istý čas bývala v Liverpoole a tajomné Anglicko sa tak stalo mladému Edgarovi zdrojom inšpiráce po celý život. Dodalo jeho neskorším dielam onu fantasknú, tak typicky poeovskú hrôzostrašnosť.

Edgar študoval literatúru na University of Virginia, kde však začal piť a narobil si veľa dlhov ako hráč. Kvôli tomu sa neskôr rozišiel so svojim nevlastným bratom, ktorý ich za Edgara odmietal platiť. Poe sa vo finančnej kríze zapísal na vojenskú akadémiu vo West Pointe,  ukázal sa však ako nedisciplinovaný vojak a čoskoro bol prepustený. Po jeho prepustení sa rozhádal s adoptívnym otcom.

Jeho prvý úspech prišiel v roku 1834, keď získal hlavnú cenu na súťaži, ktorú organizoval baltimorský týždenník Saturday Visitor so svojim príbehom Rukopis nájdený vo fľaši.. Neskôr vstúpil do richmondského Souther Literary Messenger a v roku 1835 sa stal jeho hlavným šéfredaktorom.

O rok neskôr sa oženil so svojou trinásťročnou sesterenicou Virginiou Clemm (zomrela predčasne o jedenásť rokov neskôr.). Alkohol a drogy spôsobovali Poeovi intenzívne stavy depresie a neskôr aj stratu zamestnania. Roku 1845 uverejnil Havrana, ktorý doslova ohromil vtedajšiu verejnosť. Poe v tom čase zažil krátke obdobie slávy a mondénnych úspechov. Jeho alkoholové a drogové dlhy ho však z tohto postavenia skoro stačili uvrhnúť späť do zúfalej biedy.

Poeova smrť bola hodná diel, ktorým sa venoval, 3. októbra v roku 1849 ho našli opitého (a pravdepodobne aj pod vplyvom omamných látok) na baltimorskom chodníku v blízkosti Light Street. Ihneď ho previezli do nemocnice, ale z kómy sa 4 dni neprebral a v ranných hodinách, 7. októbra v roku 1849, zomrel.

Edgar Allan Poe bol obdarovaný vysokou inteligenciou, bol veľmi zdvorilý, ale tiež až prehnane prudký a divoký; len tak sa v jeho hlave mohli zrodiť tie najkurióznejšie myšlienky, aké kedy prešli ľudskou mysľou.

Už od detstva čítal diela Lorda Byrona, Samuela Tylora Coleridge a väčšinu romantických autorov svojej doby. Hlbšie sa takisto zaoberal kozmológiou, prírodnými vedami a mysticizmom. Tieto svoje znalosti následne používal pri písaní svojich diel, kedy dokázal s matematickou presnosťou dosiahnúť geniálny efekt a zanechať tak v čitateľovi dopredu psychologicky premyslenú impresiu (väčšinou strachu či hnusu, často ale aj humoru a prekvapenia).

Ešte počas svojho života stratil všetky ženy, ktoré miloval, a znešváril sa so všetkými ľuďmi, ktorí by mu boli v ťažkých okamžikoch schopní pomôcť. Žil v takpovediac nepretržitej biede, aj keď za už počas svojho života dočkal istej slávy (najmä svojimi žurnalistickými prácami).
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Thou Art the Man


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The Mystery of Marie Roget


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How to Write a Blackwood Article


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The Pit and the Pendulum


"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story is deemed guilty for an unnamed crime and put into a completely dark room. He passes out while trying to determine the size of the room. When he wakes up, he realizes there is a large, deep pit in the middle of the room. He loses consciousness again and awakens strapped on his back, unable to move more than his head. He soon realizes there is a large blade-like pendulum hanging above him, slowly getting closer to cutting through his chest. He finds a way to escape but the walls of his prison start to move and close in on him, pushing him closer and closer to falling into the pit.The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader because of its heavy focus on the senses, such as sound, emphasizing its reality, unlike many of Poe's stories which are aided by the supernatural. The traditional elements established in popular horror tales at the time are followed but critical reception has been mixed.
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Lionizing


Lionizing was written in the year 1835 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
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The Purloined Letter


"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Roget". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in The Gift for 1845 (1844) and was soon reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers.
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Mesmeric Revelation


Mesmeric Revelation was written in the year 1844 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
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Shadow


Shadow was written in the year 1835 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
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The Sphinx


The Sphinx was written in the year 1846 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque


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The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade


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The Balloon-Hoax


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The Cask of Amontillado


"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado") is a short story, written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book.The story is set in a nameless Italian city in an unspecified year (possibly sometime during the eighteenth century) and concerns the deadly revenge taken by the narrator on a friend who he claims has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive – in this case, by immurement.
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Der entwendete Brief


Hauptperson ist, wie bereits in Der Doppelmord in der Rue Morgue, Auguste Dupin. Die Geschichte wird aus der Ich-Perspektive einer seiner Freunde erzählt. Dupin wird vom Pariser Polizeipräfekten um Hilfe bei der Suche nach einem Brief gebeten, der einer adligen Dame in erpresserischer Absicht gestohlen wurde. Der Täter ist zwar bekannt, trotzdem kann er nicht verhaftet werden, da eine Veröffentlichung oder Vernichtung des Dokuments großen Schaden anrichten würde. Eine Hausdurchsuchung der Polizei bleibt ohne Erfolg. Dupin kommt durch eine Charakteranalyse des Täters zu dem sich als korrekt erweisenden Schluss, dass der Brief nicht etwa aufwendig versteckt ist, sondern offen in einer Ablage liegt und gerade deswegen übersehen wurde.
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Metzengerstein


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