Edgar Allan Poe, also known as the father of the short story, was a brilliant man of the nineteenth century. Many people of this era did not know of him in this manor, but nonetheless, he still established his own place in the history of American literature. During the time he was living, he was known as a harsh literary critic. He was not recognized as a great American author until after his death on …showed first 75 words of 3141 total…

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