Never Bet the Devil Your Head

"Never Bet the Devil Your Head," often subtitled "A Tale With a Moral," is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1841. The satirical tale pokes fun at the notion that all literature should have a moral and spoofs Transcendentalism. The narrator, presented as the author himself, is dismayed by literary critics saying that he has never written...
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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, and is 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...
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