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Poe is buried in Westminster Presbyterian Church. This is located in Baltimore, MD.

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 1) When and where was Edgar Allan Poe born?

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 1) When and where was Edgar Allan Poe born?

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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809.

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13) The "Murders in the Rue Morgue" were the first of which genre? 

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13) The "Murders in the Rue Morgue" were the first of which genre? 

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Written by Edgar Allan Poe, "Murders in the Rue Morgue" is regarded as the first of the detective genre.

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The "Poe Toaster" Someone who, for 75 years, came to Edgar Allan Poe's grave annually on his birthday.

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2) What happened to Poe's mother and father? 

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2) What happened to Poe's mother and father? 

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Poe's father left and then his mother passed away around three years after he was born and he was put in the foster system.

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10) What tragic childhood events influenced his writing?

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10) What tragic childhood events influenced his writing?

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A tragic childhood event that influenced Poe's writing is that his father abandoned him and his mother died. This made him an orphan.

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5) Who did Poe marry and what happened to her?  

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5) Who did Poe marry and what happened to her?  

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Poe married his cousin, Virginia. She was 13, and he was 27. She died on January 30, 1847, due to Tuberculosis.

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Gothic literature includes death,decay,ghosts,vampires,etc.

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Poe's middle name "Allan" was given to him by John and Frances Allan who took Poe in. The Allans never legally adopted him, but they still called him Edgar Allan Poe.

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11) What are the theories on what caused Poe's Death

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11) What are the theories on what caused Poe's Death

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Five of the theories on what caused Poe's death are that he got rabies, he was physically abused, he got diabetes, that his drinking problem had caused it, or that he had caught Tuberculosis.

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6) What is the name of Poe's first published literary work?

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6) What is the name of Poe's first published literary work?

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The name of Poe's first published literary work was "Tamerlane and the Other Poems". It was published in April of 1827.

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12)How did Poe start his writing career? What was he doing?

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12)How did Poe start his writing career? What was he doing?

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Poe started his writing career as a newspaper editor after he had won a writing contest.

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4) What famous military school did Poe attend and what happened while he was there? 

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4) What famous military school did Poe attend and what happened while he was there? 

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The famous military school that Poe attended was West Point Academy. In 1831, he got expelled from the school because he had debt.

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7)  Which poems made Poe famous and when were they written?  

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7)  Which poems made Poe famous and when were they written?  

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Poe’s poem, “The Raven” was what made him famous. It was written in January of 1845.

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8) When did Poe die?  How did it happen?

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8) When did Poe die?  How did it happen?

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Poe died on October 7, 1849. He was found unconscious,  in a ditch, near a voting poll station. He was then taken to The Washington College Hospital, where he died early the next morning. What lead to his dead is still a mystery, but there are many theories.

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West Point Academy, the school Poe went to. 

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West Point Academy, the school Poe went to. 

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Poe's first published literary work, "Tamerlane and The Other Poems", was published in 1827.

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Poe's first published literary work, "Tamerlane and The Other Poems", was published in 1827.

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Edgar Allan Poe's grave, buried in Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, MD.

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Edgar Allan Poe's grave, buried in Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, MD.

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Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, "The Raven", which was published in 1845.

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Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, "The Raven", which was published in 1845.

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One of Edgar Allan Poe's book, "The Tell-Tale Heart", which was published in 1843.

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One of Edgar Allan Poe's book, "The Tell-Tale Heart", which was published in 1843.

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Edgar Allen Poe's "Murderers of Rue Morgue", published in 1841.

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Edgar Allen Poe's "Murderers of Rue Morgue", published in 1841.

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The "The Masque of the Red Death" was published in 1842.   

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The "The Masque of the Red Death" was published in 1842.   

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Here are some fun facts about Edgar Allan Poe: 

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Here are some fun facts about Edgar Allan Poe: 

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Upon the mysterious death of America's master of mystery and the macabre, the literary rival of Edgar Allan Poe wrote a scathing obituary and biography of the author. However, much of what was written by Poe's foe, Rufus Griswold, was untrue. Vengeful over things Poe had written about Griswold, the latter's postmortem portrait of Poe painted him as a womanizing madman, drug-addled and bereft of both morals and friends.

Although far from the truth, many of Griswold's distortions stuck. It was the only biography of Poe at the time - and a well-read one at that - and in combination with the tone of some of Poe's work, it was convincing to a public wanting to believe in the scandalous darkness of the writer. Even though purported letters from Poe to Griswold "proving" his lunacy were later found to be forged - and Poe's friends vehemently denied the salacious slander - to this day the image of Poe as a raving odd bird persists.

A century and a half later, perhaps the oddest thing about Edgar Allan Poe is that he wasn't very odd at all, relatively speaking. He wasn't lurking in cemeteries and caressing caskets, but in fact was a hardworking and brilliant pioneer who changed the face of American literature. With that in mind, here are some of the more oddly normal things to know about one of America's most innovative authors.

1. He Was a Literary Trailblazer

Poe is best remembered for his tales of terror and haunting poems, but he is also credited as one of the earliest writers of short stories, the inventor of the modern detective story, and an innovator in the genre of science fiction.

2. He Was Prolific

His works include short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and numerous essays and book reviews.

3. He Created a New Profession

Poe is considered America's first well-known professional writer (and thus, starving artist); he eked out his living as the country's first great literary critic and theoretician.

4. He Was Likely Named After a Shakespearean Character

He was born Edgar Poe in Boston in 1809; his parents were both actors. His parents were performing in Shakespeare's King Lear the year he was born, leading to speculation that he was named for the play's Earl of Gloucester's son, Edgar.

5. Poetry and the Pen Ran in the Poe Family

Poe was the middle child of three. His brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, was also a poet, his sister Rosalie Poe was a teacher of penmanship.

6. He Was an Orphan

Before Edgar reached the age of 4, his parents died and he was taken in by a wealthy merchant named John Allan and his wife, Francis. They lived in Richmond, Virginia, and christened the boy with the name Edgar Allan Poe.

7. He Emulated Lord Byron

Poe's foster father groomed him to go into business and become a Virginia gentleman, but Poe dreamt of being a writer like his boyhood hero, the British poet Lord Byron (right). By the time he was 13, Poe had written enough poetry for a book, even though his headmaster convinced Poe's father not to allow its publication.

8. Poverty Was His Muse

Poe started on a college career, but with little financial support from the miserly Allan, Poe embarked on a long journey of poverty and debt. Money problems haunted him and tensions with his foster father prompted him into determination to become a successful writer.

9. He Was a Prodigy

He published his first book, "Tamerlane," when he has 18.

10. He Was Disinherited

When Allan died, Poe was living in poverty .. but he was left out of the will, which nonetheless provided for an illegitimate child who Allan hadn't even ever met. Ouch.

11. He Married His Teen Cousin

He married his first cousin, Virginia Clemm (left), when she was 13 and he was 27. (OK, so maybe that's a bit odd by today's standards.) She died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis.

12. He May Have Invented the Art of Snarky

Poe acquired an editorial position at the soon-to-become popular Southern Literary Messenger magazine, where he became famous for his scathing book reviews and scorching critiques (which is where Griswold's ire was born). He went on to write for many magazines. The 1845 publication of "The Raven" made him a household name and finally secured him the success he had been seeking.

13. His Death Was as Enigmatic as His Work

In 1849, Poe went missing for five days and was found "worse for the wear" and delirious in Baltimore. He was taken to the hospital where he died soon after at the age of 40. No autopsy was performed, the cause of death was listed as a vague "congestion of the brain" and he was buried two days later. Experts and scholars have proposed everything from murder and rabies to dipsomania and carbon monoxide poisoning as the reason for his demise, but to this day the cause of Edgar Allan Poe's death remains a mystery. Could there be a more befitting legacy?

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Upon the mysterious death of America's master of mystery and the macabre, the literary rival of Edgar Allan Poe wrote a scathing obituary and biography of the author. However, much of what was written by Poe's foe, Rufus Griswold, was untrue.

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A short biography about Edgar Allan Poe is found here:

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A short biography about Edgar Allan Poe is found here:

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Edgar Allan Poe - Writer | Mini Bio | BIO