(1809-49) a US poet and writer of short stories. He is most famous for his strange, frightening stories about death and evil powers such as The Fall of the House of Usher. Another story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, was one of the firstdetective stories. His most famous poem is The Raven.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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