Life of Edgar Allen Poe
The name Edger Allen Poe is known through out the world, some might even consider it a household name. His literary works have sold millions of copies everywhere in the world. Poe never knew of any of these fames during his life. He wasn't considered popular, he was considered a failure. On a cold January day in 1809, Edger Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were a pair of touring actors who went by the names of David Poe and Elizabeth Arnold Poe. At the very young age of three, his mother passed away. Shortly there after, his father deserted the family and later died. Left orphan at such a young age, he was put into the hands of a rich, Scottish tobacco merchant, John Allen. Allen lived in Richmond, Virginia with his wife F
Poe later went on to marry his cousin, Virginia. They were a happily married couple for a while, that is before Mrs. Poe got sick. After surviving for five long years, she finally died of tuberculosis. Poe's death is still considered a mystery. No one really knows what happened of the details. Some say he was drunk. Others say he was on drugs. Whatever the case was, it was due to severe loneliness and heartache. When Allen remarried later in the year, Poe lost all faith in becoming his heir. This made Poe neglect all his classes and eight months later the institution dismissed him. rancis. The couple took Poe in as their own blood and gave him the middle name of Allen. At the age of 17, Poe left the Allen home to pursue further educa
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