Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was the greatest American teller ofmystery and suspense tales in the 19th century. Edgar Poewas born in Boston, Mass, on Jan. 19, 1809. His parents weretouring actors. Orphaned at age 3, he was taken into thehome of John Allan, a merchant of Richmond, Va. Later Poetook Allan as his middle name. John Allan became one of therichest men in Virginia. After a time, however, Allan grewcold toward him, and Poe realized that his place in thefamily was insecure. When he was 17,he entered theUniversity of Virginia. Allan gave Poe only a smallallowance, and the young man soon began owing money.
For the next four years Poestruggled to earn a living as a writer. In 1844,Poe and his family moved to New York City. In his two years in the Army, he rose to beregimental sergeant major. He persuaded a printer to issue some of his earlypoems in a small pamphlet. Hedeliberately neglected his classes and duties and wasexpelled after eight months. In 1849 he made wedding plans to awealthy Richmond widow,and set out for New York City, butdisappeared in Baltimore. In the meantimehe lived in Baltimore, Md. He diedwithout regaining consciousness four days later on Oct. After his wife's deathPoe became depressed. Whilethere he published another volume of poetry, 'Al Aaraaf,Tamerlane, and Minor Poems' (1829). Allan angrily withdrew Poe from school, anda few months later Poe left home. " Poe's money was soon gone, and he enlisted inthe Army.
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