Author of the story

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author of XIXth century, belonging to the American Romantic movement. He is best known for his mystery tales. Edgar Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is generally considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. His best known works are gothic, a genre he followed to appease the public taste. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, effects of decomposition, the  reanimation of the dead and mourning ( dark romantism genre). Most famous works: "The Gold-Bug", "Hop-Frog", "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart".