According to the passage. Edgar Allan Poe ……

Edgar Allan Poe is often considered the father of the short story, but he is also remembered for his beautiful poems. From his standpoint, the purpose of literature was to entertain. To do this, he used his imagination, showed unusual skill with emotional effects, and often used morbid and mysterious settings and his favourite subject was death. He also became very popular overseas, particularly In France. His best-known short story is ‘The Gold Bug', which along with others, like ‘The Purloined Letter”, helped to set the standard for modern detective novels.