Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809; he grew up in Richmond, VA. He moved around a lot during his childhood. Both of his parents were actors. Edgar was the second of three children of the couple. Edgar?fs older brother was left with relatives because his parents were unable to care for all of them because of their health. Edgar and was adopted by Frances Allen the wife of a wealthy merchant. Another family took in his younger sister. Edgar was two years old at the time of his adoption. His stepfather was not too happy with his wife adopting a son but he supported the child despite his feelings. When Edgar was five years old the family moved to Scotland for six years. When he was eleven years old when his family moved to Richmond, VA.

Edgar?fs stepfather was very hard on him th

rough out his childhood. He was very wealthy businessman who disliked adopting him but did want to educate Edgar properly. He sent him to an English and classical school when he was a teenager. Then Edgar was sent to the university of Virginia. Edgar was fond of this because he finally got a chance to get away from his tough and strict stepfather.

Poe married his cousin after getting the job. But he had a very big drinking problem, which got him fired from many jobs. He finally got a stable job at a New York newspaper. But due to his big drinking problem his family still remained poor. As time passed he became a very famous writer across the country but had nothing to show for it. Due to the poor living conditions his aunt and wife were not able to live without getting sick. Later that year they both died. Poe grew very depressed after this and drank a lot. He wrote one more story before dieing himself in1849. It was called ?gEureka?h; he explained it was the expression of profound truth.

I think Poe led a very sad and miserable life for such a great and talented writer. Poe?fs strict childhood, unsuccessful college and military career all made up his drinking problem. The drinking problem was not good but it influenced all

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