"The Gold-Bug" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, the plot follows William Legrand, who was recently bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant Jupiter fears him to be going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure.About The AuthorEdgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) was one of the American practitioners of the short story. He is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.