Knowing Poe. He was the master of the short story, a science fiction pioneer and inventor of the detective story.
The inventor of the detective story. A pioneer of science fiction. The father of the modern American short story. Oh, and that guy who wrote "The Raven." If your grasp of Edgar Allen Poe is limited to parroting the word "Nevermore," Knowing Poe can give you an impressive online introduction to one of America's great literary figures.
[Christian Science Monitor | Sci/Tech]
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