《埃德加·爱伦·坡作品集（第三卷）》：埃德加·爱伦·坡（Edgar Allan Poe，1809年1月19日－1849年10月7日）是美国著名的作家、诗人、编辑和文学评论家。他以其诗歌和短篇小说而闻名，尤其是那些涉及神秘和恐怖题材的故事。坡被广泛认为是美国浪漫主义和哥特小说的核心人物之一，也是早期美国文学的重要代表。他是美国最早成功的短篇小说作家之一，被视为侦探小说这一流派的创始人。此外，他还对科幻小说的兴起做出了重要贡献。作为第一位通过写作独立谋生的知名美国作家，坡的生活和职业生涯面临了经济上的困难。The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Volume 3): Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.