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Edgar Allen Poe

The darkness that seems to surround Poe's life began as an infant. Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the second son of David and Eliza Poe, but soon after he was born, David abandoned the family. Then two years after that occurrence, Eliza died from tuberculosis. After her death, Edgar, his little sister, Rosalie, and his brother, William, were separated. While William was sent to live with his grandparents, and Rosalie was sent to a family in Richmond, Virginia, Poe moved to live with John and Fannie Allan (Alexander 15). John Allan was a well-known businessman, and Poe was no longer surrounded by poverty. John made sure that Poe was given a good education, and when living in England with the Allans, he went to private academies. He then moved back to the states, where Poe enrolled at the University of Virginia in 1826. When he was there, he spent much of his money, and soon found himself in debt. He asked Mr. Allan to pay for it, but he refused,......


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