Edgar Allan Poe: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Edgar A. Perry
Born	January 19, 1809 • Boston • Massachusetts
Died	October 7, 1849 (aged 40) • Baltimore • Maryland
Awards And Honors	Hall of Fame (1910)
Notable Works	“Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems” • “Annabel Lee” • “Eleonora” • “Eureka” • “Lenore” • “Ligeia” • “MS. Found in a Bottle” • “Morella” • “Tamerlane, and Other Poems” • “The Balloon-Hoax” • “The Bells” • “The Black Cat” • “The Cask of Amontillado” • “The Fall of the House of Usher” • “The Masque of the Red Death” • “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” • “The Mystery of Marie Roget” • “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym” • “The Pit and the Pendulum” • “The Premature Burial” • “The Purloined Letter” • “The Raven” • “The Tell-Tale Heart” • “The Valley of Unrest” • “To Helen” • “To One in Paradise” • “Ulalume”
Movement / Style	American Renaissance

Poe wrote not only horror stories, but also short stories resembling detective stories and science fiction.
Many scholars call him the "architect" of the modern short story.
Poe excelled academically at university despite his attendance and gambling problems.