American author, editor, and poet Edgar Allan Poe was famous for his novels and short stories about the macabre and his mysteries. He was one of the first short story writers and is considered to be the inventor of the genre known as detective-fiction, a type of crime fiction in which a detective investigates crimes, generally murders.
Regular Websites
Mystery site's biography of the iconic Poe contains a picture and a brief profile. - MysteryNet: Edgar Allan Poe
http://www.mysterynet.com/edgar-allan-poe/
The official website of the Museum of Edgar Allan Poe provides details about the writer's life, his family tree, a timeline, and theories about his death. Also displays a schedule of upcoming events. - Poe Museum
http://www.poemuseum.org/life.php
Sets forth information about the writer as well as photographs of landmarks and important places in Poe's life. - Precisely Poe
http://www.poedecoder.com/PreciselyPoe/
Qrisse's Edgar Allan Poe Pages
Contains the biography of Poe as well as online versions of some of his works and pictures. - Qrisse's Edgar Allan Poe Pages
http://www.poedecoder.com/qrisse/
The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Presents the etext version of the collected works of Edgar Allan Poe, his biography, and information about the organization, including their history and contact options. - The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
http://www.eapoe.org/
This website offers articles about Poe, written by guest writers, critiques of and discussions about the author's works, and pleas to help save the Poe House in Baltimore. - The Poe Decoder
http://www.poedecoder.com/