The Edgar Allan Poe's Horror Tales: Special Edition in old format style

A selection of works by Edgar Allan Poe, printed in typewriter characters. 32 horror tales and more of 180.000 words in an extensive publication of almost 400 pages.Edgar Allan Poe (Boston, January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Known especially for his tales of terror and mystery, he is considered the greatest exponent of the macabre. He was one of the first writers to immerse in the art of the short story in the United States, and the inventor of the detective fiction genre.Orphaned at the age of two, he was adopted by a family in Virginia well into adulthood. Economic difficulties, a constant in his life, prevented him from finishing his studies at the University of Virginia. He would enlist in the army using a false name. He later worked for newspapers and literary magazines in Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia. In 1845 he would publish the poem "The Raven", which gained immediate recognition of public and critical. He died at the age of 40, probably from alcohol abuse. Today, the gothic and the macabre carry his name.