Edgar Allan Poe is a highly influential American short story writers and poets for his works in Mystery, Horror and Detective Fiction. He was also a famous Critic, known for his often sharp and sarcastic use of sentences.

Edgar Allan Poe 

Poe's Life

He was Orphaned at a young age and was raised by foster parents for most of his childhood. He started publishing his works by his 18's including some of his poems. He then worked as an Editor for various magazines and journals. He also had a lot of various struggles over the years, some of them being financial, diseases and such. He was also known for his eccentric behavior often making enemies.