The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume Four

This vintage book contains the fourth volume of "The Works of Edgar Allen Poe". The Stories contained within this collection include: "The Devil in the Belfry", "Lionizing", "X-ing a Paragraph", "Metzengerstein", "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether", "How to Write a Blackwood Article", "A Predicament", "Mystification", "Diddling", "The Angel of the Old", "Mellonta Tauta", "The Duc De L'omelette", "The Oblong Box", "Loss of Breath", "The Man That Used Up", "The Business Man", and more. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.