Major Tales and Poems Author: Edgar Allan Poe
	Book Information Publisher: Borders Classics Book Type: Paperback Rating: 1 ISBN-13: 9781587263422 - ISBN-10: 1587263424 Publication Date: 2006 Pages: 365

Besides writing unforgettable horror tales, Poe invented the detective story. His sleuth C. Auguste Dupin unravels mysteries in such classics as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and"The Purloined Letter."
Since Poe also wrote excellent poetry, he is justly considered one of the versatile of America's greatest writers.
During a short life shot through with personal tragedy, Poe managed to write virtuoso stories of detection, nightmarish tales of the macabre, brilliant poetry, and incisive criticism. In the totality of these achievements, few other writers are his equal
This is a collection of his tales and poems.