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'''Edgar Allan Poe''' is a famous American [[author]], [[poet]] and editor known for his dark and morbid themes. Among his most famous works are ''The Raven'' and 'The Tell-tale Heart''.
'''Edgar Allan Poe''' is a famous American [[author]], [[poet]] and editor known for his dark and morbid themes. Among his most famous works are ''The Raven'' and 'The Tell-tale Heart''.
His short story, "The Murder's in the Rue Morgue" is considered the first detective story.<ref>[http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/historydf.htm Origins of Detective Fiction]</ref>
His short story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is considered the first detective story.<ref>[http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/historydf.htm Origins of Detective Fiction]</ref>
''The Gold-Bug'' is an imaginative tale that gives an example of elementary [[cryptanalysis]] (code-breaking).
== Life ==
== Life ==