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Edgar Allan Poe

Who has not heard of Edgar Allan Poe? Who has not read his gloomy masterpieces? Who has not been mesmerized by the darkness, the frightening action, the disturbing plot and the ironic, breath-taking finales portrayed in them? This writer has transformed into not only one of the most prominent literary figures of the 19h century, but of all epochs.

Edgar A. Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts to a pair of disgraceful touring actors. After the distressing and tragic death of his parents, an adopted Poe was raised in the house of uncle John Allan, from whom he took the last name. From an early age, Edgar started forging his character through various important factors that influenced his intellectual development, including his deep English inheritance and the uncertain political situation of the country ("Poe, Edgar A.").
During his dull and monotonous infancy, Poe received his formal education in England and North America, attending private schools,......


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