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Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allan Poe Overview On January 19, 1809, in Boston Massachusetts one of the world's most distinguished writers was born. This writer's name was Edgar Allan Poe, he was born the son of an actress and an actor . At the age of three, Poe's mother gave him up to a prosperous merchant by the name of John Allan who took care of him until he began running into gambling problems at the school which he attended in Virginia. He only attended for one year due to these troubles. Poe than began to continue his studies in England and began to write. After Poe had finished his studies in England he came back to the States to enlist in the army. There he wrote and published his first book called Tamerlane and Other Poems at his own expense. After Poe's leaving the army, with the help of John Allan and his fellow cadets he wrote his second book. In 1837, Poe went to New York in search of work and this is where he not only marries his cousin Virginia, but is also the place in time when his......


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