Έντγκαρ Άλλαν Πόε

The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination." Similar works predate Poe's stories, including Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1819) by E.T.A. Hoffmann and …

"The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". In both, a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself …

"The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story is set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year, and is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of …

"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of …

Το Κοράκι είναι αφηγηματικό ποίημα του Αμερικανού ποιητή Έντγκαρ Άλλαν Πόε, που δημοσιεύτηκε τον Ιανουάριο του 1845. Είναι γνωστό για τη λυρικότητά του, τη χαρακτηριστική γλώσσα, και τη μεταφυσική του ατμόσφαιρα. Το ποίημα περιγράφει την επίσκεψη που δέχεται, από κάποιο μυστήριο κοράκι που μιλάει, ένας παράφορα …