The life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes & failures breakdowns & recoveries personal gains & hopes dashed through despite which he created some of the finest literature the world has ever known. Over time his works have influenced such major creative forces as the French poets Charles Baudelaire & Andre Gide filmmaker D.W. Griffith & modern literary legend Allen Ginsberg. Best known for his poems & short fiction Poe perfected the psychological thriller invented the detective story & rarely missed transporting the reader to his own supernal realm. He has also been hailed posthumously as one of the finest literary critics of the nineteenth century. In Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems fans may indulge in all of Poe's most imaginative short-stories including The Fall of the House of Usher The Murders in Rue Morgue The Tell-Tale Heart Ligeia & Ms. In A Bottle. His complete early & miscellaneous poetic masterpieces are also here including The Raven Ulalume Annabel Lee Tamerlane as well as select reviews & narratives.