- He was born in 1809 in Boston. - His father go away. - His mother died. - He was taken by John Allan.

- Attended the University of Virginia. - Participated to US Army. - Published his first book. - After he left the army, focused literature. - Married Virginia Clemm. - Reached great success. - His wife died. - Engaged with Sarah Elmira Royster. - He died in 1849.

- One of the Earliest American writers. - Author, poet, editor and literary critic. - Part of the American Romantic Movement - Inventor of dedective and sciencefiction. - Famous stories and poems; . The Angel of the Odd . The Black Cat . The Cask of Amontillado . Eleonora . The Tell-Tale Heart . The Oval Portrait . The Murders In the Rue Morgue

- Double murder of Mademe LEspanaye and her daughter. - Newspaper account of arrested innocent Adolphe Le Bon. - Dupin and his friend, the unnamed narrator of the story. - Offering help to police. - Witnesses and evedance. - Advertisment in newspaper. - Sailors confessmentes. - Orang-Outang. - People should mind their own business.

Its theme was the exercise of ingenuity in detecting a murderer

Edgar Allan Poe