An American writer of fantastical, bizarre and sometimes disturbing short stories, Poe wrote in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Preoccupied with delving into the darker reaches of the human psyche, Poe is inventor of the detective story and master of the macabre.
Poe, unquestioned master of 'the Grotesque and Arabesque', is fully represented here, but the volume also includes generous selections from his poetry and critical writings...
