Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was born near London on the 19th of January 1809. His mother was
an actor and his father was a doctor. When Poe was 2 years old his father
disappeared. His mother, who was seriously ill in tuberculosis, took Poe and his
sister to Richmond, Virginia. Poe's mother died soon after this. The two
siblings became then separated and Poe was taken care of by the wealthy family
of the Allans. Due to Mr. Allans work the family had to move to England, where
they spent five years. In 1826 Poe started at "The University of Virginia".
Although he was a good student he didn't succeed due to his gambling, fighting
and drinking. When Mr. Allan found out about this Poe had to finish school and
start working in Mr. Allan's tobaccoshop. After some time Poe moved to Boston
where he started publishing his small poems and short stories in newspapers. In
1827, Poe's first book "Tamberlane and other poems" came under the pseudonym of
"A Bostonian". These poems were very......
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