literature in his short life. Poe was orphaned in early childhood, and he was then raised by
the Allen family in Richmond Virginia. Mr. Allen, his foster father, was a very successful
business man. At the age of six, he was taken to England with the family and placed into
various private schools. Poe returned to the U.S. in 1820 at the age of eleven. He was still
At the age of 18 he was enrolled in the University of Virginia, but upon his father
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