Edgar Allan Poe by Hunter Kortekaas

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Edgar Allan Poe was born on October 7th, 1809, and died on January 19th, 1849 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Early Life

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His dad left early in his life and his mom died when he was only 2 years old. He then moved in with foster parents John and Frances Allan, that's where he got the name ¨Allen¨

Started Liking Poetry

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By age 13, Poe was a prolific poet but his foster dad did not want him to write, he wanted him to follow the family business.

College

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Poe went to the university of Virginia in 1826. He did amazing in his classes there but he did not receive enough money from his dad to cover the cost of college. He tried to gamble to get money but ended up being in debt.

Army

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He published his first book in 1827. Around that time he joined the United States Army. After 2 years of being in the army he learned that his mother was dying but by the time he got to Richmond she already past away.

West Point

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His father had Poe go to West Point, where he got kicked out of a year later. After leaving he published his 3rd book and focused on writing full-time.

Became Known

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Poe was struggling but then got a break when one of his short stories won a contest in the Baltimore Saturday Visiter He began to publish more short stories and, in 1835, landed an editorial position with the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond.

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¨The Raven¨

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One poem that helped his success was ¨The Raven.¨ It is considered to be one of the most-known poems in American literature and Poe´s career.

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Death

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Poe died on October 7th, 1849 at age 40. At the time, it was said that Poe died of “congestion of the brain.” But his cause of death has been speculated. Some experts believe that alcoholism led to his demise while others offer up different theories like rabies, epilepsy, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Edgar's Wife

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Edgar met Virginia through his aunt and they ended up marrying when Virginia was only 13 and Edgar was 27. On January 30, 1847, Virginia died from tuberculosis.

Quotes

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"The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins".
"I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active—not more happy—nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago".