I do have favorite male writers.:) Edgar Allan Poe is one of them. Again, most people know a bit about him. Some say his poetry is merely beautiful, not very deep. As if beautiful is 'merely' anything. I just love the Raven.

He also wrote what is often referred to as the first mystery. It was a short story called the Rue Morgue Murders. He also wrote The Purloined Letter, which can be described as another mystery.

Actually, the first mystery novel was written by Wilkie Collins. It was called The Moon Stone, and incidentally it was written under the influence of opium. Quite a coincidence, since EAP apparently used drugs as well, though probably more alcohol.

EAP also wrote speculative fiction, like The Pit and Pendulum, and The Fall of the House of Usher to name a few.

Some EAP links:

E A Poe Society of Baltimore

Qrisse's Edgar Allan Poe Pages

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