This vintage book contains the first volume of "The Works of Edgar Allen
Poe". The Stories contained within this collection include: "Edgar Allan
Poe", "Death of Edgar A. Poe", "The Unparalleled Adventures of one Hans
Pfaal", "The Gold-Bug", "Four Beasts in One--The Homocamelopard", "The
Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Mystery of Marie Roget", "The
Balloon-Hoax", "Ms. Found in a Bottle", and "The Oval Portrait". Edgar
Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic.
Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the
first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the
inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as
this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing
this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a
specially commissioned new biography of the author.