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"That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful."

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About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. Born in Boston on 1809-01-19, he became a foundational figure in short fiction, detective fiction, and Gothic literature. He died in Baltimore on 1849-10-07.

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