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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts (the northeast coast) to Elizabeth and David Poe.

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Edgar died in the Washington college hospital on October 7th, 1849. He was on his way to a new editing job in Philadelphia, but he sadly never made it. He was found in a ditch in Baltimore, Maryland. He was delirious. He was not in his own clothes, and his cause of death is still undetermined.

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Gothic Literature includes stories that include gruesome actions. This includes topics such as, murder, revenge, torture, barbarity, and insanity. Being buried alive is an example of Gothic Literature. Edgar Allan Poe excelled in writing in this particular gruesome, but intriguing style. Several of his pieces of writing that are Gothic Literature are  The Tell- Tale Heart, which includes a man who is paranoid that the heart of another man he killed is still beating. Also, The Fall of the House of Usher, which showcases an unusual family that lives their abnormal life in their uncommon house.

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue, was the first of the Murder Mystery genre. This is vital because he created and opened a new topic to look upon. A new platform was produced and it engaged readers who were looking for topics and plots that were outside of the box. The Murders in the Rue Morgue represented the Murder Mystery genre so well that it became the first to ever be placed in that category.

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The name of Poe’s first published literary work is Tamerlane and Other Poems, in 1827.

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The poems that made Poe famous were The Raven, written in 1845, The Fall of the House of Usher, written in 1839, and The Tell-Tale Heart, written in 1850. Each of these short stories included gruesome and intense topics, which probably grasped the attention of the readers. There unique content at that time allowed society to get a glimpse of the repulsive and barbaric side of humanity and beyond.

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Poe married his cousin, Virginia Eliza Clemm. He was 26 years old and Virginia was 13. They met in Baltimore, and everyone said it was a loving relationship.

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Edgar Allan Poe attended the school of West Point Military Academy. He ended up dropping out, and this upset is foster family a lot. He was disowned due to his reputation in schooling.

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There have been many theories upon this topic. He was declared dead from  "congestion of the brain." Experts and more believe that it could have been things such as, alcoholism, rabies, epilepsy, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Tragic childhood events  that influenced Allan Poe's writting

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Tragic childhood events  that influenced Allan Poe's writting

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A tragic chilhood event that took place in Poe's life was that his mother passed away from tuberculosis when he was only three.  In addition, his father left the family early in Allam Poe's life as well. Due to this tragic event, Poe had to seperate from his two siblings and moved in with John and Frances Valentine. Lastly, at the age of 13, Allan Poe's literary talents were discouraged by his headmaster.

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Allan Poe was buried in Westminster Hall and Burying Ground.

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Edgar Allan Poe acquired his name 'Allan' when the Allan family adopted him when his father abandoned his family and his mother died.

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Poe's family had been broken up at an early age. His father abandoned the family when he was just a child, and his mother died a year later.