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Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of America’s greatest and most influential storytellers, poets and literary critics. Poe’s works are generally recognized as the first works of mystery, horror, and science fiction. His wide range of genres and interests can be found in his over seventy pieces of fiction. He managed to convey the feel of his surroundings, and the feel of the era in which he lived, and translate them …

…not only demonstrated the ability to write with incredible detail, but he was also able to draw the reader into the story; to feel what the characters felt. These unusual talents were demonstrated in most of his stories and poems. His strange themes and vivid details were not accepted during his lifetime, but have since been acknowledged as brilliant works. The unusual nature of his stories and poems added to the mystery of his life.