Edgar Allan Poe

On this day in 1809, poet, author and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Dark, handsome and brooding, Poe was known for his direct and incisive criticism and dark horror stories. His best and well-known works are "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Raven". Throughout his life he struggled with depression, drugs and alcoholism and it...