considered by many to be one of the most famous poets and short-story writers. Poe was

born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts to Eliza and David Poe Jr. His

parents were both actors and shortly after Edgar was born they moved from Boston to

New York in the summer of 1809. Edgar Allan Poe's father abandoned his mother and

his brother while he was two years old because Eliza often received great reviews that

offered many jobs and David was not really liked by many critics. A few months Poe's

father left him and his family, Poe's mother became severely ill. (The New Book of

Knowledge 348) It is thought that the reason of her illness is because she never really

recovered of her husband leaving her and her children.

(www.island-of-freedom.com/POE.HTM) By the time Poe was three years of age, both

Edgar was adopted by his aunt and lived at their house. This is where he met his

wife to be, Virginia Clem, who was also his cous

wrote "The Gold Bug". in 1843. This short story is about a search for buried treasure.

poetry and wrote many short stories, the last volumes to be "The Raven and Other

in. He the tried to go to the University

most traumatizing event that had ever happened to Poe in his life. He never really

Finally, Poe's best skill was thought to be his skill of rhythm and sound which is

Edgar Allan Poe was not really remembered for his life story even thought he did

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recovered of her death and became an alcoholic and shortly after died on October 7, 1849

of an unknown cause. (The New Book of Knowledge 348)

1831. In 1836 he finally married his life-long love, his cousin, Virginia Clem. To

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