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This web edition published by tales and poems by edgar allan poe. The academy of american poets is the largest membershipbased nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets. And this was the tribute paid by the american public to the master who had given to it such tales of conjuring charm, of witchery and mystery as the fall of the house of usher and ligea. Edgar allan poe 1809 1849 was an american writer, editor, and literary critic. Edgar allan poe was an american writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the american romantic movement.
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