Who is the father of English short story?

• Edgar Allan Poe is an American short story writer and literary critic.
• He is The Father of English Short Story and Modern Detective Story.
• His famous short story:
- The Tell Tale Heart,
- The Raven,
- The fall of the house of usher,
- The Black Cat,
- The Oval Portrait,
- The Gold Bug,
- The Light House.

Source: Encyclopedia of Britannica.