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Nationality - American
Lifespan - 1809 - 1849
Father - David Poe - Actor
Educated - England, University of Virginia, West Point and various
others
Career - Poet and author - First Published - 1827
Famous Work - " The Black Cat " " Fall of the House of Usher " and
" The
Raven "
Famous Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
" Annabel Lee
" a poem
" The Cask of Amontillado " a poem
" The Raven " a poem
" The Tell Tale Heart " a poem
Famous
Quote by Edgar Allan Poe
" Convinced myself, I seek not to convince
"
Facts about Edgar Allan Poe the Person
Poe was born in
America to theatrical parents in 1809, unfortunately he was
orphaned at a very early age. John Allan took young Edgar into his
home and became Poe's Godfather. In 1815 the Allen's with their now
five year old Godson travelled to England. Edgar was placed in an
English Classical Academy were he was to stay for the next five
years. At the age of ten Edgar and the Allen's returned
home. For the next ten years, the young teenager spent his time between
various schools and Collages, including West Point, enlisted in the
Army, and had Tamerlane and other poems published.
By 1836 having published more of his works and spent time as the
Editor of a Newspaper he was ready to marry. In 1836, at the
age of 27, Edgar Allan Poe married Virginia Clemm, his 13 year old
cousin. The Poe's travelled to New York in 1845, where, in less than a
year, he became proprietor of his own news paper. For Poe 1846 was a bad year, his paper "The Broadway Journal" collapsed, and his
wife Virginia was found to have contacted tuberculosis. Things turned from bad
to worse, in 1847 as the result of tuberculosis, Virginia Clemm
died and Poe turned to drink, he was able do some important
work in 1848 and 1849 but following a prolonged series of drinking
sessions died in October 1849.
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