Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-49) - American poet, short-story writer, and critic who is best known for his tales of ratiocination, his fantastical horror stories, and his genre-founding detective stories. Poe, whose cloudy personal life is a virtual legend, considered himself primarily a poet. Gold-Bug (1843) - William Le Grand discovers a map which leads to hidden treasure. “The Gold-Bug” was an early detective story that helped to establish the wider category of the mystery story
