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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 Murders 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).

"The Gold-Bug" is an imaginative tale that gives an example of elementary [[cryptanalysis]] (code-breaking).

== Life ==

== Life ==

Poe was born in Boston in 1809, and was raised in Richmond, Virginia after his mother's death in 1811.  He was educated in England and in Virginia.

Poe was born in Boston in 1809, and was raised in Richmond, Virginia, after his mother's death in 1811.  He was educated in England and in Virginia.

In 1836, he married his 13 year old cousin, in Baltimore.  Poe was an alcoholic, and drank increasingly after his wife's death in 1847.  In 1849, he was found on the streets in Baltimore and died soon after.  The cause of Poe's death remains unknown.<ref>The Poe Museum, [http://www.poemuseum.org/poes_life/index.html "Poe's Life"], by James Southall Wilson</ref>

In 1836, he married his 13-year-old cousin, in Baltimore.  Poe was an alcoholic, and drank increasingly after his wife's death in 1847.  In 1849, he was found on the streets in Baltimore and died soon after.  The cause of Poe's death remains unknown.<ref>The Poe Museum, [http://www.poemuseum.org/poes_life/index.html "Poe's Life"], by James Southall Wilson</ref>

==Works==

==Works==