Edgar Allan Poe
Born: 01-18-1809
Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th-century American writer renowned for his macabre and gothic tales. Born in 1809, Poe is best known for his haunting poems like "The Raven" and short stories such as "The Tell-Tale Heart." His work laid the foundation for modern detective fiction and contributed significantly to the horror genre. Poe's exploration of the human psyche and themes of mystery and death continue to captivate readers worldwide.
Book summaries for books written by Edgar Allan Poe
Quotes
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.
The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.
There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
I have great faith in fools - self-confidence, my friends will call it.