Most know Poe for such works as The Raven, The Tell Tale Heart, and such tales of horror, but Poe was much more.
Beside Gothic works and poetry, he had a slight sense of humor and a fun and imaginative side to writing, as some of his stories show. He wrote in essay, and even play format at times. Even had a novel.
He wrote the first detective novel and is even credited as being an influence on the character of Sherlock Holmes. If your familiar with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's, Sherlock Holmes, one can see bits of him in the character of Dupine, especially in The Purloined Letter.
I really liked a lot of his work and wasn't aware of how much he had actually written. Eye opening to my knowledge of Poe. A good read, and the horror didn't give me nightmares either.
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