Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-01-19 — 1849-10-07) was an American author best known for his poetry and short stories which usually have dark macabre themes which have greatly influenced Gothic literature and romanticism.
I first learned about Poe from his poem, The Raven, when I was a boy, but I didn't start reading any of his other work until my mid thirties. In general, I find his writing to be certainly mood-inducing, but it always feels like he's trying too hard to be scary. He also uses the word "countenance" far too often. I like to read his work around Halloween time to help put me in the mood.
Works I've Read
Title | Published | Rank |
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Alone | 1829-??-?? | 10 |
The Black Cat | 1843-08-19 | 6 |
The City In the Sea | 1836-08-?? | 4 |
The Facts In the Case of M. Valdemar | 1845-12-?? | 11 |
The Fall of the House of Usher | 1839-09-?? | 5 |
The Haunted Place | 1839-04-?? | 9 |
The Masque of the Red Death | 1842-05-?? | 2 |
The Pit and the Pendulum | 1842-??-?? | 3 |
The Raven | 1845-01-?? | 1 |
The Tell-Tale Heart | 1843-01-?? | 7 |
To —— —— (Should my early life seem) | 1829-??-?? | 8 |
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe - Wikipedia.
- poestories.com - Fan page.