1. Edgar Allan Poe ( )

2. The Love of His Life – Virginia Clemm( ) "the loss of his wife was a sad blow to him. He did not seem to care, after she was gone, whether he lived an hour, a day, a week or a year; she was his all."

3. A Literary Genius?
One of the earliest known American writers of the short story
First well-known author to try to earn a living through writing alone
Considered to be the inventor of the detective-fiction style
Considered by some to be the creator of the horror, gothic, crime styles
First American writer to be more popular in Europe than the USA

4. A Mystery Writer’s Death a Mystery?
Died in Baltimore at the age of 40
Causes explored and rumored: alcoholism, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis……
found on the streets of Baltimore delirious, "in great distress, and... in need of immediate assistance“(Oct.3,1849)
“a depraved, drunk, drug-addled madman”
"Edgar Allan Poe is dead. He died in Baltimore the day before yesterday. This announcement will startle many, but few will be grieved by it”(Oct.9,1849)

5. The Black Cat & The Tell-Tale Heart 1843

6. The Cask of Amontillado
First published in November 1846
Horror short story
A classic Poe work that centers around the victim being buried alive (immurement)
Told from the killer’s point of view
This story does not involve a police investigation

7. Montresor – the narrator/killer
His family motto- “Nemo me impune lacessit”( no one can attack me without being punished)
His Motive - __________. (Theme or main idea)

8. Fortunato
The Victim
Not so fortunate and dressed as a jester at the Carnival, he is made a fool by the killer. This is very ______.

9. The Palazzo

10. The Catacombs

11. The Bait for Revenge – Amontillado 492 litres