Edgar Allan Poe; a
Biography
Edgar Allan Poe was born in
Boston Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809. His father abandoned Poe’s mother
and his sibling in 1810; a year later Poe’s mother had died from tuberculosis. Poe was taken into the
Allan family in Richmond, Virginia; he was not adopted, just taken in. Poe
moved to England with the Allan family for the remainder of his childhood; he
went to university but claiming that his father did not give him enough money to
pay for his expenses; he dropped out and came back to Boston where he became
involved in a military career as a private.
Poe’s wife, Virginia has passed away from tuberculosis in
1847; as Poe was very distressed he started drinking and eventually collapsed.
He returned to his health a year later. In 1849, Poe had passed away from a
mysterious death that left everyone puzzled. No one knew if he died from
distress or alcoholism. “Poe's
final words were "Lord help my poor soul."” (Poem Hunter, 2014,
¶17)
Poe carried a huge legacy with him;
“Poe was mostly recognized as a literary
critic” (Poem Hunter, 2014, ¶23) Edgar Allan Poe was known for writing and
publishing various poems in his
lifetime.
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