Dans ces derniers temps, un malheureux fut amené devant nos tribunaux, dont le front était illustré d’un rare et singulier tatouage : Pas de chance ! Il portait ainsi au-dessus de ses yeux l’étiquette de sa vie, comme un livre son titre, et l’interrogatoire prouva que ce bizarre écriteau était cruellement véridique. Il y a, dans l’histoire littéraire, des destinées analogues, de vraies damnations, – des hommes qui portent le mot guignon écrit en caractères mystérieux dans les plis sinueux de leur front. L’Ange aveugle de l’expiation s’est emparé d’eux et les fouette à tour de bras pour l’édification des autres.

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe, January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, 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.

The 700-page plus Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems contains every single work written by the master of the macabre, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Purloined Letter, The Tell-Tale Heart, Lenore, The Raven and many, many more. This new digital edition of the complete Edgar Allan Poe includes an image gallery.