Poe Author

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic who is generally considered the detective fiction genre and a major influence in the emerging world of science fiction. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a key figure in the development of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story Stacy King is an editor for Manga Classics, a critically-acclaimed line of modern adaptations of literary classics in a manga format. In addition to her editorial duties, she has also written the adaptations for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, the upcoming THE STORIES OF EDGAR ALLEN POE and DRACULA, along with creating the English-language scripts for other books in the line. She holds an Honors B.A. from the University of Toronto, where she specialized in English Literature. When not immersed in a book, she enjoys historical costuming and obsessing about cats.