02056cam a2200361 i 4500 245633049 TxAuBib 20151029120000.0 141023s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780448483115 0448483114 TxAuBib rda Gigliotti, Jim. Who was Edgar Allan Poe? [Book] / by Jim Gigliotti ; illustrated by Tim Foley. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2015] 105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was--? Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105). Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe's ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age two. He was soon adopted by a Virginia family who worked as tombstone merchants. In 1827 he enlisted in the Army and subsequently failed out of West Point. His first published story, The Raven, was a huge success, but his joy was overshadowed by the death of his wife. Poe devoted his life to writing and his tragic life often inspired his work. He is considered to be the inventor of detective fiction and the father of American mystery writers. His work continues to influence popular culture through films, music, literature, and television. 20151029. Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849 Juvenile literature. Authors, American Maryland Baltimore Biography. Authors, American Maryland Baltimore Juvenile literature. Poets, American Maryland Baltimore Biography. Poets, American Maryland Baltimore Juvenile literature. Biography. Juvenile works. Foley, Timothy, illustrator. Who was--?