Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), American author and poet mb-code 42-42823757 Sir Cecil Wray

Sir Cecil Wray

a night scene with figures dancing

Landscape showing the steep cliffs of Helsby Hill and the Mersey Estuary with the balloon piloted by Thomas Baldwin visible in a break between two clouds at the top of the image

View of a hansom cab driver who worked in the district around Seven Dials

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), American author and poet mb-code 42-42823757 Sir Cecil WrayEdgar Allan Poe (1809 1849), American author and poet, early 20th century. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective and crime fiction.