Southern Man of Mystery: Edgar Allan Poe

The premiere edition of Central Virginia Biographies from 2008 takes you into the world of “America’s Shakespeare,” Edgar Allan Poe. The brilliant but troubled writer is credited with mastering the genres of science fiction, detective fiction and the horror story in addition to creating mesmerizing poetry and establishing the format of the short story. The legendary author of The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher grew up in Richmond and considered himself a Virginian wherever his travels led him.

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