Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; 19 Januar 1809 – 7 October 1849) wis a American scriever, poet, editor, an leeterar creetic, considered pairt o the American Romantic Muivement. Best kent for his tales o meestery an the macabre, Poe wis ane o the first American practitioners o the short story, an is for ordinar regairdit as the inventor o the detective feection genre. Forby, he is creditit wi contributin tae the emergin genre o science feection. He wis the first weel-kent American scriever that ettled tae mak his leevin bi scrievin alane, whilk gied him mony a sair fash wi siller an wark.