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Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.Source and more information

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The Raven and Other Writings [13 stories, 16 poems]

Edgar Allan Poe

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13 stories: MS. Found in a Bottle Ligeia [Fall of the House of Usher]( [Eleonora]( The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Descent into the Maelstrom]( [Black Cat]( [Masque of the Red Death]( [Pit and the Pendulum]( [Tell-tale Heart]( The Gold-Bug The Purloined Letter [Cask of Amontillado]( 16 poems: A1 Aaraaf The Lake—To A Dream The City in the Sea To One in Paradise The Haunted Palace The Conqueror Worm Lenore Eulalie [Raven]( Ulalume The Bells For Annie A Dream Within a Dream Eldorado [Annabel Lee](

Pollyanna

Eleanor Hodgman Porter

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An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness. Pollyanna knows the secret to finding a smile -- even when really bad things happen. From the moment she arrives in Beldingsville, she shares her Glad Game with everyone around her. But the person who needs Pollyanna's help the most doesn't want it. - Publisher.