Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. The American writer, poet, editor and literacy critic was best known for his...

Stephen King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and...

Abraham Bram Stoker was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better...

Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best...