19th-century American short story writers

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.

American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

American writer and poet (1819–1891)

American author (1804–1864)

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)

American short story writer (1862–1910)

American writer and designer (1862–1937)

American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist

American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860–1935)

American author (1850–1904)

American writer and poet (1836–1902)

American diplomat (1852–1933)

American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist (1802-1880)

American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1872–1906)

American writer

American journalist and novelist (1870-1902)

American journalist, children's writer (1848–1908)

American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909)

American author, historian and Unitarian minister (1822-1909)

American artist, novelist, short story writer (1865–1933)

American writer (1806–1870)

American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer (1860–1940)

American novelist, short story writer, poet, children's author (1852-1930)

Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951)

American writer (1861–1915)

Irish-American writer

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, activist (1858–1932)

German-American writer (1797–1870)

American author best known for her work on Shakespearean authorship (1811–1859)

American writer (1840-1894)

American author, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson (1840-1914)

American writer (1793–1876)

American journalist (1831–1910)

American writer (1834-1902)

American writer 1789-1867

American writer and poet (1857–1945)

American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter (1871–1932)

American astronomer, and early science fiction writer (1851–1929)

American novelist (1844–1925)

American lawyer, author, and diplomat (1853-1922)

American poet, story-writer and critic (1835–1908)

Military officer, novelist

American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor (1859-1930)

American head teacher, writer and biographer (1818–1912)

American journalist (1846-1934)

American writer (1835-1894)

American novelist and writer (1849-1925)

American writer (1831-1885)

American writer (1869-1937)

French writer (1817–1874)

American writer (1819–1899)

American writer (1823–1904)

American writer (1827–1892)

American journalist (1865–1947)

American writer (1854–1923)

American novelist, short story writer, illustrator (1847–1938)

American journalist, novelist and short story writer (1862–1919)