Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe

Today is the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe, American poet and short story writer. A master of the macabre, Poe is today considered the inventor of detective fiction. Have you read his work, Thingamabrarians? What are some of your favorites?

For more literary events that occurred on this date, see our On This Day page:
https://www.librarything.com/onthisday.php?day=01-19

Oh, for the love of God, Montresor.

It was many and many years ago in a kingdom by the sea.

I have many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore!

>3 bnielsen: I had "Annabel Lee" memorized as a girl! Also "Lenore."

I played "The Bells" at an Open Mic Night just a week ago.